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CSU, Turner College Move up in National Rankings

Columbus State University retains its status as a best college in several categories by U.S. News and World Report in its Best Colleges 2024 magazine. This includes moving up three spots to number 64 among regional colleges and universities in the U.S. South — placing it 30th among regional public colleges and universities for the second year in a row. This year’s rankings are the first time Columbus State appears in U.S. News’ “Best Value Schools – Regional Universities (South)” category. At number 36, CSU is the highest-ranking public university in Georgia on the list. Columbus State also ranked 28th in the “Best Colleges for Veterans – Regional Universities (South).” The ranking is a four-spot move upward compared to last year’s rankings. Additionally, Columbus State also moved up 16 spots to number 38 on U.S. News’ list of “Top Performers on Social Mobility – Regional Universities (South).” U.S. News’ social mobility index evaluates and ranks how well students who receive federal Pell Grants progressed professionally after graduating. It assesses universities for both the graduation rates of Pell-benefiting students and how that graduation performance compares to the success of students who do not receive Pell benefits. Academic programs in Columbus State’s D. Abbott Turner College of Business & Technology and School of Nursing were also ranked nationally. The Turner College's undergraduate business programs ranked 403rd out of the 522 programs ranked — an eight-point move upward from the publication’s 2023 rankings. The Turner College offers 12 undergraduate programs, numerous undergraduate certifications, and nine graduate degree programs. CSU's undergraduate nursing programs jumped up 94 spots to number 319 nationally out of the 656 programs U.S. News ranked. Programs in the School of Nursing are designed for traditional students and working adults — and include a BSN program, an RN-BSN program, an MSN program (with nurse educator, nurse informaticist and nurse leader tracks), and a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program. U.S. News evaluated nearly 1,500 U.S. four-year bachelor’s degree-granting institutions on as many as 19 weighted measures for its 39th rankings edition.

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