W&M moves up in U.S. News national rankings
U.S. News ranking
William and 玛丽 ranked 32nd out of all national universities and 6th among public universities for the 10th year in a row, according to U.S. News. By Stephen Salpukas.
High performance
William and 玛丽 continues to turn conventional wisdom on its head, ranking 32nd in quality, while placing only a modest 111th in financial resources. Achieving more with less is "a testament to the extraordinarily high caliber of the faculty, students and staff at William and 玛丽," according to Interim President W. Taylor Reveley III. By Stephen Salpukas.
Intimate class size
With the campus' changing autumn foliage as a backdrop, a class meets between the Wren Building and the Sunken Garden. Statistics from U.S. News and World Report indicate that the College's student/faculty ratio of 11/1 is the lowest among the top public universities and comparable to the top 25 schools in the United States. By Stephen Salpukas.
Celebration time
Dressed in cap and gown, students gather as they prepare to make the ceremonial walk across campus from the Wren Building to William and 玛丽 Hall - venue for the commencement exercises. U.S. News and World Report recognized William and 玛丽's stellar graduation rate in its 2009 rankings of the nation's institutions of higher education. By Stephen Salpukas.
They'll be back
Last year's crop of William and 玛丽 freshmen unload their luggage with some help from their families. Statistics indicate that 95 percent of these first-year students will return for their sophomore year. U.S. News and World Report cited William and 玛丽's high retention and graduation rates - 18th among the nation's top schools. By Stephen Salpukas.
New and improved
A tour group stops outside Earl Gregg Swem Library, which has undergone extensive renovations and expansions in recent years. The work more than doubled the library's size and turned it into a state-of-the-art library facility. Recent rankings by the Princeton Review acknowledge the library's improvements, placing William and 玛丽 in its "Best College Library" top ten. By Stephen Salpukas.
Top ranking
Members of one of William and 玛丽's sororities gather to observe Senior Toast, one of many annual traditions. In addition to being the birthplace of Greek-letter social organizations, Phi Beta Kappa - the nation's premier honor society - was founded here, William and 玛丽 also retains a more recent distinction. For 2009, the college ranked sixth among public schools on both the Forbes and U.S. News and World Report lists. By Stephen Salpukas.
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