FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 17, 2007
Contact: Anika Mitchell Perkins
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MUW ranked a top Southern public master’s university four years in a row

COLUMBUS, Miss. - Mississippi University for Women has been ranked a
top Southern public master’s university by U.S.News & World Report for
the fourth year in a row.

Faculty, staff and students celebrated being ranked 10th among Southern
public master’s universities in the 2008 edition of “America’s
Best Colleges” on Friday at noon. MUW also appeared in the best value
category as the No. 2 Southern public master’s university and No. 30
in the Best Universities Master’s by region.

“We are pleased to learn of the continuation of this honor since it
stresses the quality education we are providing for our students,”
said MUW President Claudia A. Limbert. “We strive to care as much
about our students’ education as they do.”

Rankings are based on several key measures of quality including peer
assessment, graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student
selectivity, financial resources, alumni giving and graduation rate
performance.

The formula used to determine which colleges and universities offer the
best value relates a school’s academic quality, as indicated by its
U.S.News ranking, to the net cost of attendance for a student who
receives the average level of need-based financial aid. According to
U.S.News, the higher the quality of the program and the lower the cost,
the better the deal.

MUW’s quality of education has consistently been reflected in other
national rankings, including being named No. 8 of the top 50 best values
for public colleges and universities in the June 2007 edition of
Consumers Digest magazine and 54 of the 100 best values in public
colleges across America by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine.