St. Scholastica is rated one of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News & World Report

The College of St. Scholastica is once again rated one of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News & World Report magazine.

U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" rankings for 2010 list St. Scholastica 24th out of 71 institutions in the Best Midwestern Universities-Master's category. The survey defines the category as institutions that provide a full range of undergraduate and master's programs.

The category includes schools in 12 states stretching from the Dakotas in the west to Missouri in the south and Ohio in the east.

Criteria for the rankings are based on indicators used by U.S. News & World Report to compare colleges, and include academic reputation, graduation rate, student retention, class sizes, student-faculty ratio and alumni support.

"We appreciate the continued affirmation of St. Scholastica's academic quality," said St. Scholastica President Larry Goodwin. "This reflects the talent and dedication of our faculty, staff and students."

The College of St. Scholastica is an independent private college offering programs in the liberal arts and sciences and professional career fields. Ninety-seven percent of graduates are employed within career fields or graduate school within six months of graduation.