News Release
September 2001
(Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania) - Moravian College again ranked among the nation's National
Liberal Arts Colleges in the U.S. News and World Report 2002 ranking
of best colleges. For the fourth year, Moravian was ranked in the third
tier of national liberal arts colleges. Moravian broke into the National
category in 1997.
Moravian continued to score high marks in freshman retention
and graduation rates in the survey of college admission deans, academic
deans, and presidents. Due in large part to an expanded recruitment
base, increased selectivity, and wider recognition, Moravian has remained
in the National Liberal Arts College category, considered the premier
group of liberal arts colleges.
"Moravian College continues to improve its rank among
the National Liberal Arts Colleges," said Bernard Story, vice president
for enrollment. "Moravian continues to climb in the numerical rankings.
The College improved in six of the seven ranking categories, and is
currently ranked 14th in Graduation Rate Performance among all National
Liberal Arts colleges." Story said.
There are 218 colleges in the United State that rank in
the national liberal arts college category. Moravian ranks as one of
these schools that emphasize undergraduate education and award at least
50 percent of their degrees in liberal arts disciplines, such as foreign
languages, life sciences, philosophy, and psychology. The national liberal
arts schools tend to require higher college entrance test scores than
those in the regional category.
Moravian College is a private, coeducational, selective
liberal arts college located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Tracing its
founding to 1742, it is recognized as America's sixth-oldest college.
Liberal Arts Colleges-Bachelor's, third tier
Academic reputation score (5.0=highest): 2.3
Freshman retention rate: 84%
2000 graduation rate:
predicted: 62%
actual: 75%
Overperformance (+)/Underperformance (-): +13
Classes with under 20 students (2000): 55%
Classes with 50 or more students (2000): 3%
Student/faculty ratio (2000): 12/1
Percent of faculty who are full-time (2000): 76%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (2000): 1080- 1220
Freshmen in top 10 percent of high school class (2000): 23%
Acceptance rate (2000): 69%
Average alumni giving rate (2000): 24%
