I was speaking with a colleague the other day regarding college education and how these days a bachelor degree is alike a high school diploma, everyone seems to have one. After reading this, it made me happy that I was able to get an education at a wonderful school like BYU. Not only that, but that I was blessed enough to really not take on any debt in the process of my education. I can thank a lot of that to my parents who saved money to continue my education, the scholarships I earned, and working 25+ hours a week while going to school full time. Go BYU!
Recruiters also rank BYU accounting program No. 1 overall
Read more in The Wall Street Journal
BYU is ranked No. 11 in the country for schools whose graduates were the top-rated by recruiters, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
In the list of “Top 25 Recruiter Picks,” BYU ranked ahead of schools such as Cornell, Cal-Berkeley, UCLA and MIT.
“This ranking confirms again what recruiters have always said about our students – that they make honest, hard-working and principled employees,” said Vaughn Worthen, manager of BYU's University Career Services. “We are pleased to be recognized as a top producer of highly rated graduates and look forward to sharing the good news with new recruiters.”
Companies also ranked BYU’s accounting major No. 1 in the country, according to the story.
“We’re thrilled with the Journal’s recognition of our No. 1 accounting program and the overall strength of the university,” said Gary Cornia, dean of BYU’s Marriott School of Management. “We are blessed with an extremely dedicated and pioneering faculty as well as enormously talented students who go on to perform very well in the workplace.”
Topping the list was Penn State, followed by Texas A&M and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Bloomberg Businessweek also recently recognized BYU graduates for receiving a high return on their college investment. The Businessweek study shows BYU grads can expect a nearly $800,000 return on their BYU degree.
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Brigham Young University Is Nation's Most Popular National University
By Brian Burnsed
Posted March 5, 2010
This year, Brigham Young University supplanted Harvard University as the most popular national university in America, according to an analysis of yield (the percentage of students accepted to a school who opt to attend) by U.S.News & World Report. For BYU, ranked 71st in U.S. News's ranking of the nation's best national universities, 78 percent of students who were accepted chose to attend. Harvard finished a close second, with 76 percent of accepted students opting to attend the nation's most selective university.
Three distinct groups of the national universities produced the highest yield:
1. Ivy League and other highly selective private schools, which dominate the list because their high academic standing makes them desirable for applicants. Of the top 10 most popular universities, seven schools are also top 10 national universities: Harvard, Stanford University , Yale University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, and Princeton University.
2. Large state schools not renowned for their elite academics but popular destinations in their region thanks to their size and the prominence of their athletic programs. The University of Nebraska–Lincoln, ranking fourth in popularity, and the University of Florida, ranking 11th, are archetypes of this category.
3. Schools with religious ties. Yeshiva University, a predominantly Jewish institution, ranked sixth in popularity.
[See the most popular National Universities.]
U.S. News ranked not only national universities but liberal arts schools and service academies as well. Consistent with last year's results, military academies got the most yeses from students. The United States Naval Academy topped the list again this year, with an 83 percent yield, followed closely by the United States Military Academy, with 79 percent. Thomas Aquinas College proved to be the most popular nonmilitary liberal arts college, as 68 percent of students accepted their invitations to attend.
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