Lyon 23rd in nation on U.S. News list of ‘Great Schools, Great Prices’
August 18, 2006
Lyon College is the only national liberal arts college in Arkansas and one of
only four in the South to be included in U.S. News & World Report’s list of
“Great Schools, Great Prices.”
Lyon is 23rd on a list that begins with Williams College (MA), Amherst (MA) and
Wellesley (MA) and ends with Barnard (NY), Bates College (ME) and Kenyon College
(OH). A link to the list and a locator map:
U.S. News & World Report's "Great Schools, Great
Prices"
U.S. News determines its best value ranking by comparing a school’s academic
quality, as indicated by its U.S. News ranking, to the net cost of attendance
for a student who receives the average level of need-based financial aid. “The
higher the quality of the program and the lower the cost, the better the deal,”
says U.S. News.
The best value ranking is included in the 2007 edition of U.S. News & World
Report’s “America’s Best Colleges,” which again lists Lyon College among the
finest liberal arts colleges. For the sixth consecutive year, U.S. News placed
Lyon in the third tier of the “Best Liberal Arts Colleges” in its annual
rankings, which were released today.
“We are honored to be cited again by U.S. News as one of the country’s best
national liberal arts colleges,” said Lyon President Walter Roettger. “But it’s
particularly gratifying that U.S. News has selected us as the “best value” in
the state and South Central United States among national liberal arts colleges.
That’s a wonderful testimony to the quality of our faculty, staff and students
and the success of our alumni.”
Students and alumni echoed the message.
Josh Manning of Crawfordsville, Ark., a 2006 graduate now enrolled at the
Kennedy School at Harvard University, said, “Lyon opened my eyes to the
possibilities and gave me the tools to succeed at the next level.”
Current student government president Emily Wilson of Maumelle, Ark., said,
“Students will be thrilled at the recognition. We knew when we chose Lyon that
it was recognized as one of the nation’s best colleges. Now that we are on
campus, we know why.”
Here's what their saying about this news on the Arkansas Times blog:
http://www.arktimes.com/blogs/arkansasblog/2006/08/ark_liberal_arts_colleges_scor.aspx