category: Campus News Carson-Newman Cited as a Best College by both Princeton Review and Forbes category: Campus News | August 8, 2011 Carson-Newman College has received accolades from The Princeton Review and Forbes. Ranked by The Princeton Review among the Southeast region’s best 135 institutions, C-N is also one of only 14 Tennessee colleges or universities included on the Forbes list. Only schools that allow Princeton Review to independently survey students are eligible to be considered for the firm’s endorsement. Forbes features the top 20 percent of America’s undergraduate institutions, as deemed by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP). “The reality behind the rankings is what pleases us most,” said C-N President Randall O’Brien. “Carson-Newman’s faculty is committed to academic excellence for themselves and our students. They model and mentor joyfully and superbly, which is the secret to our success.” “We’re pleased to recommend Carson-Newman College to users of our site as one of the best schools to earn their undergrad degree,” said Robert Franek, Princeton Review senior vice president for publishing. “We chose it and the other terrific institutions we name as ‘regional best’ colleges mainly for their excellent academic programs. “From several hundred schools in each region, we winnowed our list based on institutional data we collected directly from the schools, our visits to schools over the years, and the opinions of our staff, plus college counselors and advisors whose recommendations we invite. We also take into account what students at the schools reported to us about their campus experiences at them on our 80-question student survey for this project.” The Princeton Review Southeast region encompasses Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The publication also designated 220 colleges in the Northeast, 153 in the Midwest, and 121 in the West as best in their locales on the company’s “2012 Best Colleges: Region by Region” lists. C-N is ranked sixth among the 14 Tennessee institutions noted by Forbes. Using criteria developed by Dr. Richard Vedder and the CCAP, the Forbes ranking system considers post-graduate success (30 percent), student satisfaction (27.5 percent), debt (17.5 percent), four-year graduation rate (17.5 percent), and competitive awards (7.5 percent). The rankings are available at www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings.aspx and www.forbes.com.
Campus News Ball and Richards named 2025 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award recipients Carson-Newman University announced that Samantha Ball and Oluwafemi Richards are recipients of the 2025 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award. The recognition, announced during C-N’s Honors Convocation, is the highest honor the […]
Campus News Carson-Newman presents highest faculty, staff honors Carson-Newman University presented some of its highest awards to faculty and staff during its 56th annual Honors Convocation on April 15. Those honored were Tom Griffin, Dr. Shawn O’Hare, Melissa […]
Campus News Forgoing beach towels, Carson-Newman students use spring break to help others Dozens of Carson-Newman students recently returned from a spring break week that was anything but traditional. Grouped in teams, students took part in multiple mission trips around the globe – […]