Profile

Colleges and Universities

America's Best Colleges - Programs that lead to student success

• Service Learning
• Senior Capstone

- U.S. News & World Report, 2012 America's Best Colleges

Best Online University

        - Superscholar.org, Best Online Colleges and Universities 2012

Top Choice for Transfers

- U.S. News & World Report, 2011 America's Best Colleges, 10 Colleges With Most Transfer Students

Top ESL Participation Rates

     - U.S. News & World Report, 10 U.S. Colleges With Highest ESL Participation Rates

Up-and-Coming National University

 - U.S. News & World Report, 2009 America's Best Colleges

Best Colleges for Undergraduate Education

- The Princeton Review, 2012 The Best 376 Colleges

Best in the West

- The Princeton Review, 2011 Best Colleges: Region by Region

Top-25 Gay Friendly Schools

- Newsweek Magazine, College Rankings 2011

America's Top-10 Hipster Schools

- The Huffington Post, 2011

Graduate Schools

Top-50 Graduate Programs

• City Management and Urban Policy
• Public Affairs
• Rehabilitation Counseling
• Social Work

- U.S. News & World Report, 2012 Best Graduate Schools

Top MBA Program: Ranked 14th Worldwide

- Beyond Grey Pinstripes, a survey promoting social, ethical and environmental stewardship by the Aspen Institute Center for Business Education, 2011-12

Top 15 MBA Rising Stars 2011

      - FYMBA Rising Star 2011

Top Urban Planning Graduate Program

- Planetizen, 2012 Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs

Best Business Schools

- The Princeton Review, 2011 The Best 301 Business Schools

Community Engagement

President's Honor Roll: Higher Education Community Services

- Learn and Serve America: A Program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, 2010

Best Neighbor Universities

- Saviors of Our Cities: A 2009 Survey of Best College and University Civic Partnerships

Fostering Civic, Intercultural, and Ethical Learning

- College Learning for a New Global Century: A report from the National Leadership Council for Liberal  Education & America's Promise

Outstanding Institutional Practice in Student Learning Outcomes

- The Council for Higher Education Accreditation, 2010

Top School for Curricular Engagement, Outreach, and Partnerships

- The Carnegie Foundations for the Advancement of Teaching

Ranked Seventh for Community Service

-  Washington Monthly, 2010 College Rankings: What Can Colleges Do for the Country?

Sustainability

Gold STARS Rating for Sustainability

- Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System (STARS), 2011

Nation's Top Green Schools

- The Princeton Review, 2011 Guide to 311 Green Colleges

Top Green Business School

- The Princeton Review, 2011 Business Schools Best for 'Green Business' Education

School with LEED Certified Buildings (seven buildings)

- The Princeton Review, 2012 Guide to 322 Green Schools

Top 100 Coolest Schools

- Sierra Magazine, Sierra Club 2010 Coolest Schools rankings

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