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U.S. News & World Report ranked �������� as for the fourth year in a row, according to its released Tuesday. ��������was ranked 16th overall in the Midwest by the influential college ranking publication.

“While no ranking can tell the entire wonderful story of ��������, we are particularly proud to be first in Minnesota for value and for veterans and to be very highly rated for social mobility,” Acting/Interim President Kathleen Murray said. “Our mission focuses on student learning and making that learning accessible to as many students as possible.”

��������retained its top spot in Minnesota’s rankings for a third consecutive year. Another outstanding result for ��������was , where the university was again ranked #1 among Minnesota Regional Universities and 5th in the Midwest.

��������also rose up the ranks in (3rd among Minnesota universities, 15th in the Midwest) and Undergraduate Psychology Programs (tied for 9th in Minnesota). 

In other U.S. News regional rankings: ��������was 3rd in Minnesota for (16th in the Midwest) and , and 5th in Minnesota for .

Now in its 40th year, evaluate nearly 1,500 national colleges and universities on up to 17 measures of academic quality and place an emphasis on social mobility and outcomes for graduating college students.