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LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Transylvania University has been named a best value by \u201cKiplinger\u2019s Personal Finance.\u201d The university ranked 69th in the magazine\u2019s annual list of the top 100 liberal arts colleges that combine outstanding quality with affordability. <\/p>\n
\u201cCollege is a significant investment,\u201d said Brad Goan, Transylvania\u2019s vice president for enrollment and dean of admissions. \u201cThe four years a student spends at Transylvania are exceptional, but the real value of a Transylvania education is in how it empowers our students and alumni to envision the possibilities in life and provides them with the skills, wisdom and courage to pursue them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kiplinger\u2019s assesses quality according to measurable standards, including the percentage of students who are admitted out of those who applied, the test scores of incoming freshmen, the ratio of students to faculty members and the four- and five-year graduation rates. This year, Kiplinger\u2019s adjusted the criteria to better reflect the issues affecting families. Now, the rankings give more weight to the four-year graduation rate\u2014a measure of the college\u2019s ability to deliver academic support and of the overall cost to families\u2014and to colleges that keep student debt down. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe are pleased to see Kiplinger\u2019s confirm what our graduates already know\u2014that a Transylvania education is a great value,\u201d said David Cecil, Transylvania\u2019s associate vice president for financial aid.<\/p>\n
Ninety-six percent of Transylvania\u2019s graduates are employed or enrolled in graduate programs within six months of graduation, and 93 percent of graduates complete their degree in four years, which is a tremendous savings when compared with students who spend five or six years completing their undergraduate degrees. And, Transylvania is ranked by PayScale as one of America\u2019s top liberal arts colleges in relation to career salary potential for its graduates. <\/p>\n
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.
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LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Transylvania University has been named a best value by \u201cKiplinger\u2019s Personal Finance.\u201d The university ranked 69th in the magazine\u2019s annual list of the top 100 liberal arts colleges that combine outstanding quality with affordability. \u201cCollege is a significant investment,\u201d said Brad Goan, Transylvania\u2019s vice president for enrollment and dean of admissions. \u201cThe four years a student spends at Transylvania are exceptional, but the real value of a Transylvania education is in how it empowers our students and alumni to envision the possibilities in life and provides them with the skills, wisdom and courage to pursue them.\u201d Kiplinger\u2019s assesses quality according to measurable standards, including the percentage of students who are admitted out of those who applied, the test scores of incoming freshmen, the ratio of students to faculty members and the four- and five-year graduation rates. This year, Kiplinger\u2019s adjusted the criteria to better reflect the issues affecting families. Now, the rankings give more weight to the four-year graduation rate\u2014a measure of the college\u2019s ability to deliver academic support and of the overall cost to families\u2014and to colleges that keep student debt down. \u201cWe are pleased to see Kiplinger\u2019s confirm what our graduates already know\u2014that a Transylvania education is a great value,\u201d said David Cecil, Transylvania\u2019s associate vice president for financial aid. Ninety-six percent of Transylvania\u2019s graduates are employed or enrolled in graduate programs within six months of graduation, and 93 percent of graduates complete their degree in four<\/p>\n