Visibility initiatives communicate Neumann’s accomplishments and partnerships with respected organizations to its key constituencies: current and future students, their parents, alumni, donors, elected officials, faculty, and staff.
U.S. News & World Report ranked Neumann among the Best Regional Universities in the North for social mobility and undergraduate teaching in its Best Colleges 2024 issue.
Neumann has been ranked among the best for social mobility for four consecutive years since the magazine first included rankings for this category in 2021.
The ranking identifies colleges that are successful at enrolling and graduating significant proportions of economically challenged students who are eligible for Pell Grants. Among first-year fall 2023 students at Neumann, 57 percent received Pell assistance.
For 2024, U.S News analysis placed Neumann #60 in the North and #11 in Pennsylvania in this category.
“This ranking reflects the positive reality of the Neumann experience – career-oriented and high-quality higher education,” said Dr. Chris Domes, president of Neumann University. “We are especially proud of our social mobility ranking because of the large number of first-generation college students that we serve.”
Neumann was also recognized as #31 in the North and #4 in Pennsylvania for undergraduate teaching. This ranking is based on a survey of college presidents, provosts, and admissions deans, who were asked to nominate schools whose faculty and administrators are committed to teaching undergraduate students in a high-quality manner.
Photo Caption: U.S. News has ranked Neumann for social mobility for four consecutive years.