Rankings & Accolades

Top 125 in U.S. News Best National Universities Ranking for 2024

U.S. News & World Report ranks �� in Top 125 Best National Universities for 2024. The Charles F. Dolan School of Business jumped 46 spots to No. 118 for Best Undergraduate Business Programs, and was ranked No. 16 for Business Analytics, No. 17 for Marketing, No. 17 for Finance, No. 28 for Accounting.

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Top Honors

Best

in Northeast, ranked by Princeton Review

Top 3

Colleges in CT with Best Student Life by Niche

#124

in the Wall Street Journal’s 2024 Best Colleges in U.S.

Top 20 U.S. for Finance, Marketing & Business Analytics, #1 in CT

�� Dolan’s Finance, Marketing and Business Analytics programs improved their standing in this year’s report and are among the Top 20 in the U.S., and �� Dolan’s Accounting program maintained a high ranking of #26 nationally. In the state of Connecticut, Dolan’s Accounting, Business Analytics, Finance and Marketing programs were ranked #1.
Top 12% Colleges for Salary Impact

Wall Street Journal/College Pulse Salary Impact ranking “lists schools in order of their impact on graduates’ salaries and how this relates to the cost of attending the college.” �� ranked No. 48 of 400 schools.
Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the New England Region

College Factual names �� #1 for Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools, Graduate Degree programs, and Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in the New England Region for 2024.
No. 28 Spot Best Undergraduate Teaching in America

�� ranked No. 28 for Best Undergraduate Teaching in the National Universities category in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best College Rankings, moving up one spot from the No. 29 berth in 2023.
��’s second year on the Best National Universities list also includes recognition in the Best Value Schools – National Rankings category where the University is ranked No. 131, up 16 spots from 2023.
Statewide, �� was ranked No. 1 among best colleges for business, best colleges for accounting and finance; best colleges for nursing; No. 2 best college campus; No. 2 best college for communications; third on both the list of best college locations and colleges with the best student life, and ranked fifth among best college dorms.
Ranked No. 1 among Best Communication & Journalism Schools in Connecticut, and No. 1 among Best Schools for Education in Connecticut by College Factual.
Out of 828 schools that were included in the Best Colleges for Accounting and Finance in America category, �� was ranked at No. 59.
2023-2024 Best Graduate Business Specialty Programs: Part-Time MBA #2 in Connecticut.
Among the Best Nursing Schools that offer Master’s degrees, the Egan School ranked #73 in a tie with four schools including Michigan State and Quinnipiac, and also tied with Quinnipiac for #2 in Connecticut, behind Yale.
Top 10% of Best Colleges for Accounting and Finance, and Best Colleges for Nursing in America

Among the Best Nursing Schools that offer Master’s degrees, the Egan School ranked #73 in a tie with four schools including Michigan State and Quinnipiac, and also tied with Quinnipiac for #2 in Connecticut, behind Yale.

No. 6 Most Selective Catholic University in the Nation

Today, there are only 11 Catholic Universities that have an admit rate under 60%. �� has become the 6th most selective Catholic University in the nation. Only five short years ago, it was ranked No. 50.

$1 Billion

�� contributes over $1 billion to the local economy, according to a recent student by the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges.

The total direct spending — the amount of money spent directly by the University and University employees, students, and visitors — topped $630 million, with more than $100 million contributed by employees alone.

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