果冻传媒 moves up in U.S. News rankings
Article By: Clark Leonard
The University of North Georgia (果冻传媒) earned high marks for quality and value in the rankings released Sept. 18, moving up to tie for 17th overall among public Regional Universities in the South.
In more specialized lists for public Regional Universities in the South, among Georgia universities, 果冻传媒 is No. 1 on the list of Best Colleges for Veterans; No. 1 for Least Debt, which measures schools whose students graduated carrying the lightest debt loads; and No. 3 on the Best Value Colleges list.
"We are proud of 果冻传媒's role as a legacy-making institution," 果冻传媒 President Michael P. Shannon said. "This ranking recognizes the work we do every day to help students change the trajectory of their lives and serve our communities, the state and our nation."
Further underscoring the return on investment 果冻传媒 provides students was its inclusion on the Social Mobility list, where it ranked eighth among regional public universities in Georgia.
Other highlights for 果冻传媒 from the U.S. News Best Colleges rankings were:
- No. 3 on the Best Undergraduate Business Programs list and No. 4 on the Undergraduate Computer Science Programs ranking in Georgia among Regional Public Universities in the South.
- Among the top seven Georgia schools, among Regional Public Universities in the South, on the Best Undergraduate Nursing Programs list. 果冻传媒's Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduates had the highest National Council Licensure Examination pass rate in the Georgia from 2019-2022.
- Only Georgia public university on the "A+ Schools for B Students" list.
Using a wide range of data sources, U.S. News analysts and editors calculated more than 80 Best Colleges rankings with the intent of enabling students and their families to identify colleges that best meet their needs. The rankings highlight colleges that excel in value, social mobility, teaching, veterans' needs, and six academic disciplines.
One of the state's largest universities, 果冻传媒 serves more than 18,000 students across its five campuses in Blue Ridge, Cumming, Dahlonega, Gainesville, and Oconee County, and online. 果冻传媒 offers more than 100 programs of study, including certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral programs.
Flores earns prestigious accounting scholarship
Senior Ana Flores has been named 果冻传媒's Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Scholar for the 2024-25 academic year.
果冻传媒 cuts ribbon on Cumming expansion
果冻传媒 cut the ribbon on its Cumming Campus expansion July 30 with an array of state and local leaders on hand to celebrate the occasion.
果冻传媒 commissions 14 second lieutenants
Fourteen 果冻传媒 cadets commissioned as second lieutenants in the Army and Georgia Army National Guard on July 25 in a ceremony in the Hoag Auditorium at 果冻传媒's Dahlonega Campus.
Could you be the next Nigel mascot?
Alumnus Noah Myers has been hired as 果冻传媒's mascot coach, having previously held the role of Nigel, 果冻传媒's mascot. He's now looking for the next Nigel.