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Allegheny College has been named one of the top 100 national liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report in its annual rankings released today, the latest in a string of accolades for the college.

“We are very pleased to once again be included among the best liberal arts colleges in the United States, a honor that comes on the heels of being named the No. 1 baccalaureate college for undergraduate research by the Council on Undergraduate Research,” said James H. Mullen, Jr., the college’s president. “These and other recent accolades reflect Allegheny’s growing national prominence and unmatched reputation as an institution that fosters creativity and innovation and empowers students to make a difference.”

The U.S. News ranking is based on several key measures of quality, including graduation and retention rates, assessment of excellence by peers and high school counselors, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, and alumni giving.

The college guide also recognized Allegheny as an “A+ School for B Students,” a school where good students can expect to succeed even if they enter college without stellar test scores, and ranked Allegheny No. 8 among the top national liberal arts colleges for veterans.

The recognition follows several other recent honors for the college.

• The Princeton Review features Allegheny in the 2017 edition of its annual college guide, “The Best 381 Colleges.” The Princeton Review also featured Allegheny in its most recent “Guide to 353 Green Colleges” and the 2016 edition of “Colleges That Pay You Back: The 200 Schools That Give You the Best Bang for Your Tuition Buck.”
• In August Allegheny was named one of the Top 30 Best Liberal Arts Colleges in Washington Monthly’s annual college rankings.
• The Sierra Club, the nation’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, listed Allegheny among the top colleges and universities in the nation for green initiatives. Allegheny ranked No. 50 on the 2016 “America’s coolest schools” list. The college also is ranked among the nation’s top five “Best Colleges Advocating Environmental Science” by EnvironmentalScience.org, a website dedicated to environmental science education and careers.
• The Council on Undergraduate Research in January presented its inaugural Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishment to Allegheny, the only baccalaureate college in the nation to receive the honor. The award recognizes the exceptional research experiences Allegheny provides to its students.