To calculate the rankings, U.S. News & World Report gathers data from each college on up to 15 indicators of academic excellence, including graduation and first-year student retention rates, social mobility, class size, student excellence, expert opinion, alumni giving, graduation rate performance, and more, according to a press release.
HSU recently made high rankings on lists by Forbes and the Peace Corps.
For more information, visit the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges website.
U.S. News & World Report also ranked HSU on lists for other categories:
• #37 in Regional Universities West (tie)
• #21 in Best Colleges for Veterans (tie)
• #43 in Best Value Schools
• #41 in Top Performers on Social Mobility (tie)
• #75 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (tie)