Albertus Magnus College Recognized Again in US News & World Report Rankings

College Earns Accolades for Upward Social Mobility & Undergraduate Teaching

New Haven, Conn., September 18, 2023 –Albertus Magnus College has once again been recognized by US News & World Report in its 2023-2024 “Best Colleges” rankings.  As New England’s most diverse Catholic college, Albertus received special recognition in the area of social mobility and undergraduate teaching.

  • Top Performer on Social Mobility among schools in Regional Universities North: This category highlights schools for their success in graduating low-income students who received Federal Pell Grants.  Albertus has earned this distinction for four consecutive years and jumped 23 spots to #32, placing the College in the 80th percentile.

  • Best Undergraduate Teaching among schools in Regional Universities North: According to US News, this ranking focuses on schools whose faculty and administrators are committed to teaching undergraduate students in a high-quality manner.  Survey results show Albertus is one of only 40 of the 166 ranked schools to earn this designation.

Affirming its continued commitment to education access and opportunity, Albertus also showed strong performance in regards to the graduation rate for its Federal Pell Grant recipients.  For the most recent cohort reported to US News (students who entered in Fall 2016), the percentage of the College’s Pell recipients earning a bachelor’s degree within six years was nearly identical to the rate for non-Pell students who graduated.  Albertus’ Pell grad rate performance is particularly notable given that nearly 59% of all students in the Fall 2016 cohort were Pell eligible.

The US News recognition for Albertus comes on the heels of strong showings in other recent national rankings. In the New York Times’ inaugural “Build Your Own College Rankings,” the College was #1 among all schools in the six-state New England region for economic diversity and economic mobility, and in the top 8% of New England schools for racial diversity.  In Money’s “Best Colleges in America” list for 2023, Albertus soared in three categories: quality of education, affordability, and outcomes, including alumni earnings.

“I spent nearly three decades working in college admissions before being elected President at Albertus in 2017 and over time, there has been understandable scrutiny regarding the value of the various college rankings,” stated Albertus President Marc M. Camille, Ed.D.  “College rankings can serve as one source of information for potential college students and their families, but without doubt, they alone simply cannot determine if a particular college is the best fit for an individual student.  What pleases me about these latest US News rankings and where Albertus was recognized, I am delighted to see our mission-related successes in educating aspiring students, regardless of their socioeconomic status.  Outcomes, access to education, and diversity in all of its wonderful forms are among the many reasons I’m proud to serve with our dedicated faculty and staff at Albertus.”

About Albertus Magnus College

About Albertus Magnus College:  Albertus Magnus College, founded in 1925, is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition.  Its values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School.  For six consecutive years, graduating classes at Albertus have achieved post-graduate employment and graduate school success at a rate of at least 95%.  The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate program, accelerated adult degree program, and 11 graduate programs. Proud to enroll a student body where more than half of its students come from minority backgrounds and nearly the same percentage of undergraduates receiving Federal Pell Grants and being first generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor’s degree programs in Game and Computer Arts, General Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Studies, Project Management, Public Health, Social Media, and Supply Chain Management; among its graduate programs is the State of Connecticut’s only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program. Just three years from its historic 100th Anniversary Year, the College is implementing its new strategic plan, Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century, which articulates an inspiring, bold vision, in which Albertus Magnus College "will be a destination liberal arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic engagement and success." To learn more, please visit albertus.edu.