Bradley ranked 3rd by U.S. News & World Report

Peoria, Illinois -- August 22, 2003 -- Bradley University has been ranked 3rd among Midwestern comprehensive universities in the 2004 edition of America's Best Colleges published by U.S. News & World Report. In addition, Bradley's Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Technology was ranked number 1 in that special discipline.

Two years ago, Bradley ranked 5th and last year moved to 4th in the Midwest in the annual publication which evaluates reputation, class size, the academic profile of students, and alumni giving to determine the overall ranking of schools.

"I am pleased that Bradley continues to be ranked highly among such fine institutions," said Dr. David Broski, president of Bradley. "As we continue to improve our campus facilities and to strengthen our academic programs, Bradley's reputation as a great school continues to grow as well."

The College of Engineering and Technology moved from 20th nationally to 14th on the list of best undergraduate engineering programs.

Bradley also is listed 3rd among midwestern universities on the publication's list of "Great Schools at Great Prices." To determine which schools offer the best value, U.S. News uses a formula that relates a school's academic quality, as indicated by its ranking, to the net cost of attendance for a student who receives the average level of financial aid.

The newsstand book, America's Best Colleges, which contains the U.S. News college rankings, is slated to go on sale in September. Most of the rankings and some of the articles from the book will be in the September 1 issue of U.S.News & World Report, the weekly newsmagazine.