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Owen Williams. \u201cWe do know that many high school students and their families look at college rankings when selecting a college. We think that U.S. News uses very reasonable metrics, and most of the ranking is based on objective measures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Transylvania made gains in its graduation rate performance, graduation and retention rates, faculty resources and student selectivity.<\/p>\n<p>Transylvania, founded in 1780, is the nation\u2019s sixteenth oldest institution of higher learning and is consistently ranked in national publications as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Transylvania University moved up seven places\u2014from 88 to 81\u2014in the latest U.S. News &#038; World Report college rankings. 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