This past week, the U.S. News and World Report (U.S. News) released its rankings of the top universities in the United States. Coming up from three spots scince last year, the University of San Diego has secured spot number 86 in best national university in the United States.
U.S. News assesses over 18,000 colleges and universities, of which only 1,374 are given rankings. The University of San Diego found itself on several rankings lists. USD was ranked the 86 best national university in the country, which takes into account various apects of the university including graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, financial resources, and several more categories.