Posted: 08/18/2010
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Public Relations
News Release: LeTourneau University, P.O. Box 7001, Longview, TX 75607
August 17, 2010
U.S. NEWS RANKS LETU IN TOP-TIER OF 2011 “AMERICA’S BEST COLLEGES”
(LONGVIEW, Texas) — LeTourneau University has again ranked in the top tier nationally in the U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings of “America’s Best Colleges.”
LeTourneau University is ranked in the top 10 among private schools in Texas and above all state universities in Texas in the same category. LETU is ranked 35th among all of the Best Universities — Master’s in the Western Region in the 2011 U.S. News rankings.
For 17 years, the university has been listed in the magazine’s top tier rankings. U.S. News ranks colleges and universities among other schools with similar programs and degree offerings. Indicators used to determine the rankings include small class sizes, high SAT and ACT scores of incoming freshmen, the student-to-faculty ratio, average graduation rates and assessments by administrators at other peer universities.
“We are always pleased to receive national recognition for our quality academic programs,” said LETU President Dr. Dale A. Lunsford. “We believe new programs in air traffic control, nursing and civil engineering will only increase our national recognition in the future.”
LeTourneau University is an interdenominational Christian university located in Longview, Texas, offering academic majors in aeronautical science, business, education, engineering, health care, the humanities and sciences. LeTourneau University also offers graduate programs in business and education, as well as undergraduate programs in business, psychology and interdisciplinary studies online and at educational centers in Austin, Bedford, Dallas, Houston and Tyler.
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