College ranked 9th best university in its region

Marist College jumped four spots to No. 9 on U.S. News & World Report’s latest rankings of the “Best Regional Universities” for the Northern United States, one of the most influential lists of top American colleges and universities.

The 2017 U.S. News rankings are based on peer assessment, graduation and retention rates, class size, academic quality of the freshmen class, student selectivity, and alumni giving.

The news comes on top of other recent rankings recognition for the College. Two Marist College online degree programs – the Master of Business Administration and the BA/BS in Professional Studies – have are ranked among the top programs in U.S. News & World Report’s "Best Online Education Programs.” 

For the 14th-straight year, the Princeton Review named Marist one of the nation's “Best Colleges” and included it among the 50 Colleges That Create Futures.