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The University of Dallas has been identified as one of America’s best in U.S. News & World Report’s 2012 Best Colleges rankings. More specifically, the University was recognized as:
  • #14 among 140 other regional universities in the West Region (one spot higher than in 2011)
  • #2 among 34 other regional universities in Texas
  • Best Value School in the West region (one of 15 colleges and universities)
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Updated: September 2011
Princeton Review

The University of Dallas is one of the country's best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company features the school in the 2012 edition of its popular guidebook “The Best 376 Colleges.”

University of Dallas was recognized with the following rankings in the 2012 edition:
  • Best of the West (one of 121 colleges and universities)
  • Best Schools for Biology Majors
  • #6 in the "Most Religious Students" category
  • #8 in the "Most Popular Study Abroad Program" category
Updated: August 2011
Forbes
 
ForbesThe University of Dallas was named one of America’s Best Colleges in the annual rankings of public and private colleges by Forbes magazine. UD was honored with the following rankings in the 2011 edition:
  • #103 spot on the list of all 650 colleges and universities to have been recognized
  • #2 among the 29 Texas schools included in the rankings
  • #22 in the south category
  • #91 in the private colleges category

Updated: August 2011
Fiske Guide to Colleges

The University of Dallas has been named as a Best Buy in the 2012 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges. As one of 49 public and private colleges and universities included on the list, the University of Dallas joins a small group of schools with this recognition.

Updated: July 2011
National Merit Scholars

Sixty National Merit Scholars currently attend the University of Dallas, giving us one of the highest concentrations in the nation. In fact, UD's most recent freshman class has: 
  • The largest number of National Merit Scholars per capita when compared to all other Catholic colleges and universities in the United States.
Source: National Merit Scholarship Corporation Annual Report
PARADE

The University of Dallas was named to the PARADE College A-List in their Aug. 22 issue. The survey, comprised of feedback by high school counselors across the United States, recognized UD’s liberal arts program, and studio arts program as one of the top programs in the nation.
American Council of Trustees and Alumni

The University of Dallas made the short list of colleges and universities nationwide that best prepare undergraduates for the workforce. The American Council of Trustees and Alumni's "What Will They Learn" college ratings identified UD as:
  • One of 19 "A List" colleges and universities that provide graduates with the “broad-based skills and knowledge to succeed in the global marketplace.”
  • A “Hidden Gem” as just one of three institutions to receive credit for every rating criteria.
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Institute of International Education
 
The University of Dallas ranks high when it comes to the percentage of undergraduate students who study abroad for academic credit, according to the Institute of International Education (IIE). Due in large part to the number of students who spend a semester at the University's Rome campus, the organization, in its "Open Doors 2011 Report on International Educational Exchange," ranked UD:
  • #5 nationally among all master's institutions
"Master's Institutions" are categorized by the 2010 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as colleges and universities that generally award at least 50 master's degrees and fewer than 20 doctoral degrees each year.

Updated: December 2011
Political Theory Professors

In a national survey of political theory professors, the University of Dallas' Ph.D. program in political theory was ranked 28 out of 106 other Ph.D. programs. To read the article, click here. For more information about UD's Ph.D. program in political theory, click here.  

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