August 24, 1998
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Middlebury
College Seventh in Annual “America’s Best Colleges”
Issue
In its 12th annual “America’s Best Colleges”
issue, U.S. News & World Report magazine ranks Middlebury
College seventh amongst national liberal arts colleges, a ranking
Middlebury shares with Bowdoin College of Brunswick, Maine. The
issue hit newsstands Monday, Aug. 24 and is available online at
U.S. News’ web site, http://www.usnews.com. U.S. News’ ranking
includes 162 national liberal arts colleges.
Middlebury also appeared in several other rankings
in the magazine. Amongst national
liberal arts colleges, Middlebury ranked 33rd in the “Schools
That Offer the Best Value” category. Middlebury also tied
with several other colleges for ninth place regarding the percentage
of international students that make up its student body.
One of the articles in the issue, “An
Inquiry: Are Colleges Taking the Low Road?,” quotes Middlebury
College Dean of Enrollment Planning Mike Schoenfeld. With regard
to whether or not colleges are changing their operations in response
to rankings in the U.S. News annual college issue, Schoenfeld
said that the rankings can act as a positive force since they
can help colleges focus on topics such as faculty pay.