September 23, 2020 – Millikin University has been recognized in the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education 2021 College Rankings. The rankings were released on September 24 and Millikin ranked 371 out of 797 national institutions. In the Midwest, Millikin ranked 85 out of 212 institutions. The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Ranking takes student success and learning as its key factors. Over 170,000 students nationwide were surveyed for the ranking.
Millikin’s strongest area was Engagement – with a score of 78. WSJ/THE engagement is ranked by the following four questions: To what extent does the student’s college or university support critical thinking? To what extent does the teaching support reflection on, or making connections among, the things that the student has learned? To what extent does the teaching support applying the student’s learning to the real world? To what extent do the classes taken in college challenge the student?
“This year’s college ranking by the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education shows Millikin University as an institution that gives students extraordinary opportunities to work closely with highly-qualified faculty who are dedicated to their success,” said Millikin Provost Dr. Jeffery Aper. “The WSJ/THE data show that Millikin students have greater opportunities than most of their peers at other institutions when it comes to active engagement in learning and interaction with faculty and staff. All of this just goes to affirm the value of the work that Millikin faculty and staff do in helping students develop their talents and potential to the highest degree possible.”
Data for the ranking is gathered from a variety of sources such as the U.S. government (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System – IPEDS), the College Scorecard, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the U.S. Student Survey, the Academic Survey, and the Elsevier bibliometric dataset.
