2025 U.S. News Rankings Place Stonehill in the Top 5% Nationally
In addition to being in the Top 100 in the Best Value category, Stonehill was also ranked in the Top 100 for National Liberal Arts Colleges.
After assessing U.S. colleges and universities on 17 measures of academic quality and graduate outcomes, U.S. News & World Report bestowed upon Stonehill College Top 100 honors in the magazine’s 2025 rankings of Best Value Colleges and Best National Liberal Arts Colleges.
Of the 114 colleges and universities in Massachusetts, only 12 made U.S. News’ ranking and only eight were in the Top 100.
In the Best Value rankings, Stonehill moved up to No. 73 out of 1,500 colleges and universities, putting it in the Top 5% nationally. The College showed particular strength in the areas of financial aid, first-year retention success and graduation rate.
Stonehill rose to No. 83 in the best National Liberal Arts Colleges rankings. The magazine also included the College on its list of schools with the best undergraduate business programs and psychology programs.
U.S. News assesses colleges and universities based on 17 metrics of academic quality, with the most weight placed on outcome measures, such as graduation and retention rates and average graduate indebtedness. Average class size, undergraduate academic reputation and how much colleges invest in instruction and student services are among the other data points the magazine collected to develop its latest set of rankings.
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