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UA makes major leap in Military Times ranking
Sierra Vista HeraldUA makes major leap in Military Times ranking ^ | University of Arizona Communications

Posted on 12/15/2017 5:05:50 AM PST by SandRat

TUCSON — The University of Arizona climbed 23 spots in the eighth annual "Military Times Best: Colleges 2018" rankings, placing 51st out of 218 ranked colleges and universities.

The UA's high military enrollment, 15-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio, 75 percent retention rate and its four-star rating in extracurricular activities contributed to its improvement in the 2018 rankings. The UA debuted at No. 74 last year.

“We respect and admire the dedication of our nation's armed service members, and the UA community believes it is our duty to provide top-notch transition and support services for our veterans,” said UA President Robert C. Robbins.

The UA was one of a few schools to have signed on to all three major military and veterans education agreements: "Principles of Excellence," "8 Keys to Veterans' Success" and the most recent Department of Defense Memorandum of Understanding. The UA also received a four-star rating in its GI Bill gap coverage, which rates how well schools reduce or eliminate out-of-pocket tuition costs for post-9/11 GI Bill users.

"Of the hundreds of schools that applied, fewer than half received the Military Times Best: Colleges designation this year. Only the best made the cut," said George Altman, the Military Times editor in charge of the rankings.

Military Times' annual Best Colleges survey asks colleges and universities to document an array of services, special rules, accommodations and financial incentives offered to students with military ties. Survey recipients also are asked to describe a variety of aspects pertaining to veterans culture on a campus.

Military Times also factors in data from the Veterans Affairs and Defense departments, as well as three Education Department sources: the IPEDS Data Center, College Scorecard data and the Cohort Default Rate Database.

Submitted by University of Arizona Communications


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1 posted on 12/15/2017 5:05:50 AM PST by SandRat
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To: SandRat

Too far left in most departments.JMHO!


2 posted on 12/15/2017 5:22:31 AM PST by Don Corleone (.leave the gun, take the canolis, take it to the mattress.)
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To: Don Corleone

Which school isn’t, IYHO?


3 posted on 12/15/2017 5:37:01 AM PST by null and void (The internet gave everyone a mouth. It gave no one a brain.)
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