Thomas More University earned multiple spots on the badge-eligible list, marking a nine-spot jump in Regional South Universities and moving up three spots in Best Value in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings.
Serving as a guide for prospective students and their families, the rankings were released Monday and evaluate 1,500 colleges and universities on up to 17 measures of academic quality.
“As we celebrated the first 100 years of Thomas More in 2021, we shifted our focus to the next 100 years, announcing a new Strategic Plan: Lighting the Way, a vision focused on three themes, Student Success, Academic Innovation, and Responsible Stewardship,” said Thomas More University President Joseph L. Chillo. “This transformational plan includes elevating our reputation in the U.S. News & World Report and creating awareness of the high quality, Catholic Liberal Arts education that we offer our students at Thomas More.”
Thomas More University has garnered additional recognition recently, being named second in the region for economic mobility and the return on investment for low-income students and Pell Grant recipients, according to a 2022 report by the public policy think tank, Third Way. Thomas More was one of only three Kentucky universities named in the second of five tiers used to evaluate colleges and universities in the study.
Thomas More graduates have shown to do more with their investment in education according to two other studies. Highlighting the high-quality education offered at the University, Georgetown University named Thomas More second in long-term gain in Kentucky in their 2022 study, and MSN Money named Thomas More number one among private universities and colleges in Kentucky for return on investment in 2021.
Many campus changes have taken place since the launch of the 2021-26 Strategic Plan – Light the Way, and the corresponding Second Century Campaign – It’s time for More, with a philanthropic target of raising $30 million for the University enhancements geared toward student success. The University recently broke ground on a new academic building, introduced esports, gained naming rights to the Florence Y’All’s home field, launched the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship, and started renovations of the Saints Center, returning it to its original purpose as a student center.
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