September 10, 2018 — Today, U.S. News & World Report released its annual rankings of the best colleges and universities in the United States, and Jesuit institutions were featured prominently on the list.

NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (312 schools)
22. Georgetown University; 38. Boston College; 70. Fordham University; 89. Loyola University Chicago; 89. Marquette University; 96. University of San Francisco; 106. Saint Louis University

NATIONAL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES (233 schools)
35. College of the Holy Cross

REGIONAL MASTER'S UNIVERSITIES: North (196 schools)
1. Fairfield University; 5. Loyola University Maryland; 6. University of Scranton; 12. Saint Joseph’s University; 17. Le Moyne College; 23. Canisius College; 81. Saint Peter’s University

REGIONAL MASTER'S UNIVERSITIES: South (148 schools)*
12. Loyola University New Orleans; 38. Wheeling Jesuit University

REGIONAL MASTER'S UNIVERSITIES: Midwest (172 schools)
1. Creighton University; 4. John Carroll University; 8. Xavier University; 23. Rockhurst University; 25. University of Detroit Mercy

REGIONAL MASTER'S UNIVERSITIES: West (140 schools)
1. Santa Clara University; 3. Loyola Marymount University; 4. Gonzaga University; 8. Seattle University; 26. Regis University

Highlights from this year’s rankings:

• Three of the four number one Regional Master’s universities are Jesuit institutions: Fairfield University, Santa Clara University and Creighton University. This is Creighton’s 16th consecutive #1 ranking among Regional Master’s universities in the Midwest, and the first for Santa Clara, located in the Western region.
• Saint Peter’s University jumped 16 spots from 97 to 81 among Regional Master’s Universities in the North, where it also ranks the highest among schools in New Jersey.
• Multiple Jesuit schools were ranked among the top 10 best colleges for veterans in each of their regions:
  • Canisius College (9, North), Creighton University (1, Midwest), Georgetown University (5, National), Gonzaga University (3, West), John Carroll University (3, Midwest), Le Moyne College (7, North), Loyola Marymount University (2, West), Loyola University New Orleans (7, South), Saint Joseph’s University (4, North), Santa Clara University (1, West), Seattle University (4, West), Xavier University (7, Midwest)
• Multiple Jesuit schools were ranked among the 10 best colleges for undergraduate teaching in each of their regions:
  • Creighton University (2, Midwest), Fairfield University (4, North), Gonzaga University (1, West), Loyola Marymount University (8, West), Saint Joseph’s University (9, North), Santa Clara University (6, West), Seattle University (8, West), University of Scranton (3, North), Xavier University (4, Midwest)

To learn more, please visit usnews.com/best-colleges. [Source: AJCU]

*Please note: Spring Hill College is classified in the category of National Liberal Arts Colleges.