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WIU: Best Bang for the Buck

August 27, 2015

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MACOMB, IL -- The 2015 Washington Monthly College Guide has recognized Western Illinois University as a "Best Bang for the Buck" Midwestern school.

Western is 30th among 403 Midwestern colleges and universities, ranking in the top 7 percent, and among five Illinois public universities in the top 75 of the Midwestern school rankings. This is the third consecutive year that Western has appeared in the Washington Monthly College Guide.

According to Washington Monthly, institutions are ranked for their contribution to the public good in three broad categories: social mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), research (producing cutting-edge scholarship and PhDs) and service (encouraging students to give something back to their country). Washington Monthly also rates colleges doing the best job of helping non-wealthy students attain marketable degrees at affordable prices.

Western was also ranked 217th among 673 master's degree granting institutions from across the nation by the Washington Monthly. In addition, for 12 consecutive years, the University has been ranked a "Best Midwestern College" by the Princeton Review.

The complete Washington Monthly Midwestern list can be found at tinyurl.com/nskps9c.


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