UT Tyler Again among Best Universities in U.S. News and World Report

TYLER — The U.S. News and World Report America’s Best Colleges survey has again recognized The University of Texas at Tyler as one of the leading public universities in the state, President Rodney H. Mabry announced. In the 2015 results, UT Tyler is the top public East Texas institution listed, and the university was listed among the top 25 of all public universities recognized in the West region, which includes institutions in Texas, California, and 13 other states. According to a UTT news release, the West region is the largest region U.S. News and World Report uses to categorize institutions. Regional universities are ranked against their peer group in one of four regions – North, South, Midwest and West, according to the magazine.

“Our faculty and staff at UT Tyler have a commitment to innovation that is second-to-none,” President Mabry said. “We strive for excellence in all areas, from our academic offerings to our student life to the quality of our facilities. Rankings such as this show that our dedication is being recognized on the national stage.”

The survey rankings are based on such criteria as graduation and retention rates, peer assessment, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving. Retention among UT Tyler freshmen improved from the 2014 evaluation, as did UT Tyler’s acceptance rate and alumni giving. Once again, UT Tyler also held the best student-to-faculty ratio among the Texas public universities listed.