WESTMINSTER: BEST COLLEGE FOR YOUR MONEY

We are the best college for the money

Westminster is the “Best College for the Money” in Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic region, according to USA Today/College Factual, a college choice resource that evaluates more than 1,300 four-year colleges and universities in the U.S.

Ranked at #1, Westminster was recognized with 32 badges for excellence in rankings based on value and quality academic programs. Nationwide, Westminster’s English literature and history programs ranked in the top 1 percent. Biology, accounting, communication and media studies, psychology and social science placed in the top 5 percent.

Westminster’s education and social science programs were acknowledged in top 10 percent, and business, management and marketing were nationally recognized in the upper 15 percent of “best value” and “most focused” nationwide. In addition, Westminster’s Division III women’s softball ranked 50 out of 351 total schools.

Money Magazine, published by Time Inc., also listed Westminster among its “Best Colleges for Your Money” ranking. Money—with an assembled team of the nation’s top experts in education, financing and value—ranked colleges based on 27 measures of educational quality, affordability and alumni success.

Westminster was also named a “Best Bang for the Buck” college in the Northeast region of the U.S., according to Washington Monthly’s 2017 College Rankings. Washington Monthly also placed Westminster in its “Top 50 Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the Nation” category.

As a “Best Bang for the Buck” college, Westminster is included in an exclusive list of schools that help students from low socioeconomic backgrounds attain marketable degrees at affordable prices.

For the second year in a row, The Wall Street Journal/Times’ Higher Education (WSJ/THE) College Ranking placed Westminster in the top 25 percent of higher education institutions in the nation. The WSJ/THE College Ranking measures resources, engagement, outcomes, and environment. Westminster scored strongest in the outcomes category, designed to assess how successful an institution is at improving their students’ life chances. Overall, Westminster ranked 249 out of 1,054 institutions.

Additionally, U.S. News & World Report included Westminster as one of the 150 best national liberal arts colleges in its “Best Colleges” rankings.