U.S. News Again Ranks LETU among Top Colleges

LONGVIEW — — LeTourneau University has again ranked in the top tier nationally in U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings of “America’s Best Colleges.” LETU ranks 6th among schools in Texas for 2013 and was ranked above all state universities in Texas in its category of “Best Regional Universities in the Western Region.” LETU is ranked 36th among all the universities in its category in the western region, which extends through 14 states from Texas to Alaska. You can go to http://www.usnews.com/colleges to view the rankings, which include nearly 1,400 schools nationwide. The guidebook will be on newsstands Sept. 18.

For nearly two decades, LETU has ranked in the magazine’s top tier. U.S. News ranks colleges and universities among other schools with similar programs and degree offerings. Indicators used to determine the rankings include academic reputation, retention, faculty, small class sizes, high SAT and ACT scores of incoming freshmen, average graduation rates and assessments by administrators at other peer universities.

“We are always encouraged when we receive national recognition for our quality programs,” said LETU President Dr. Dale A. Lunsford. “We are seeing an increase in our national recognition by attracting quality faculty and high academic ability students, and those students continue to build our reputation as they make an impact in every workplace in every nation after they graduate.”