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For the 26th consecutive year, the��U.S. News & World Report’s��“America’s Best Colleges 2018” guide has awarded �԰����� a No.1 ranking in the category of institutions that offer a full range of undergraduate programs as well as select master’s programs in the Western part of the United States.

�԰����� also received a No. 1 ranking in the 2018 publication’s best value category, “Great Schools, Great Prices,” and for having a stellar engineering science program. According to the college guide, value was based on a school’s overall score in the 2016-17 net cost of attendance for a student who received the average level of need-based financial aid. In short, the publication ������says “the higher the quality of the program and the lower the cost, the better the deal.” ��

�԰����� is included in a category of regional universities that provide a full range of undergraduate majors and master’s programs while offering few, if any, doctoral programs. A total of 659 universities are ranked nationally against their peer groups in four geographic sectors – the North, South, Midwest and West. �԰����� is rated as the top college out of 95 similar institutions in the West.

“For those who begin their academic journeys at �԰�����, recognition as No. 1 in the West for 26 years is easily understood and yet, it is also humbling,” said �԰����� President Danny Anderson. “We take seriously our charge to educate the whole person by offering superior academic quality, personalized attention from outstanding faculty, real-world preparation, and vibrant campus life.”

In addition,��U.S. News & World Report��ranked the University’s��engineering science��program at No.29 among the nation’s best schools where the highest degree offered is a bachelor’s or master’s.

U.S. News & World Report’s��annual edition of��“America’s Best Colleges”��is one of several publications and guidebooks that have recently recognized �԰����� as a premier institution. ���԰����� was also ranked at No. 2 in the nation by the Princeton Review in the category of Best Science Lab Facilities, No. 2 among private colleges offering merit aid by Money Magazine, and among America’s Top 100 Colleges by Forbes magazine for stellar summer research, robust study abroad program, and innovative curriculum.

�԰�����, one of the nation's top private undergraduate institutions, is known for its superior academic quality, personalized attention with outstanding faculty, exceptional resources, real-world preparation, and vibrant campus life. �԰����� is a community that encourages students to discover, grow, and become passionate, productive individuals. Located in historic, culturally-rich San Antonio, �԰����� offers the most relevant education option for the 21st century.��