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The Critic
Liberal Arts Colleges: The nation's 218 liberal arts colleges emphasize undergraduate education. The Carnegie Foundation has redefined a liberal arts school as one that awards at least half its degrees in the liberal arts.
Regional Universities (Masters): These 573 universities tend to draw students heavily from surrounding states. They provide a full range of undergraduate- and master's-level programs, and few, if any, doctoral programs.
National Universities: There are 249 universities in the country that offer a wide range of undergraduate majors as well as master's and doctoral degrees; many of the schools on this list strongly emphasize research.
Comprehensive Colleges: There are 322 comprehensive colleges. These institutions focus on undergraduate education and offer a range of degree programs?in the liberal arts, which account for fewer than half of their bachelor's degrees, and in professional fields such as business, nursing, and education.
Tier 1 = Excellent
Tier 2 = Good
Tier 3 = Average
Tier 4 = Poor
From the annual college rankings by US News & World Reports, the results for 2002 are as follows.....
SWAC
Tier 1
Tier 2
1. Alcorn State University - Regional University
Tier 3
1. Alabama A&M University - National University
2. Mississippi Valley State University - Comprehensive College
3. University of Arkansas -Pine Bluff - Comprehensive College
Tier 4
1. Alabama State University - Regional University
2. Grambling State University - Regional University
3. Jackson State University - National University
4. Prairie View A&M University - Regional University
5. Southern University - Regional University
6. Texas Southern University - National University
MEAC
Tier 1
1. Hampton University - Regional University
Tier 2
1. Bethune-Cookman College - Comprehensive College
2. Florida A&M University - Regional University
3. Howard University - National University
4. North Carolina A&T University - Regional University
Tier 3
1. Delaware State University - Regional University
2. Morgan State University - Regional University
Tier 4
1. Coppin State College - Regional University
2. Norfolk State University - Regional University
3. South Carolina State University - National University
4. University of Maryland-Eastern Shore - Regional University
SIAC
Tier 1
1. Tuskegee University - Regional University
Tier 2
1. Miles College - Comprehensive College
Tier 3
1. Clark-Atlanta University - National University
2. Kentucky State University - Regional University
2. Morehouse College - Liberal Arts College
Tier 4
1. Albany State University - Regional University
2. Fort Valley State University - Regional University
3. Lane College - Liberal Arts College
4. LeMoyne-Owen College - Comprehensive College
5. Paine College - Liberal Arts College
6. Savannah State University - Regional University
Regional Universities (Masters): These 573 universities tend to draw students heavily from surrounding states. They provide a full range of undergraduate- and master's-level programs, and few, if any, doctoral programs.
National Universities: There are 249 universities in the country that offer a wide range of undergraduate majors as well as master's and doctoral degrees; many of the schools on this list strongly emphasize research.
Comprehensive Colleges: There are 322 comprehensive colleges. These institutions focus on undergraduate education and offer a range of degree programs?in the liberal arts, which account for fewer than half of their bachelor's degrees, and in professional fields such as business, nursing, and education.
Tier 1 = Excellent
Tier 2 = Good
Tier 3 = Average
Tier 4 = Poor
From the annual college rankings by US News & World Reports, the results for 2002 are as follows.....
SWAC
Tier 1
Tier 2
1. Alcorn State University - Regional University
Tier 3
1. Alabama A&M University - National University
2. Mississippi Valley State University - Comprehensive College
3. University of Arkansas -Pine Bluff - Comprehensive College
Tier 4
1. Alabama State University - Regional University
2. Grambling State University - Regional University
3. Jackson State University - National University
4. Prairie View A&M University - Regional University
5. Southern University - Regional University
6. Texas Southern University - National University
MEAC
Tier 1
1. Hampton University - Regional University
Tier 2
1. Bethune-Cookman College - Comprehensive College
2. Florida A&M University - Regional University
3. Howard University - National University
4. North Carolina A&T University - Regional University
Tier 3
1. Delaware State University - Regional University
2. Morgan State University - Regional University
Tier 4
1. Coppin State College - Regional University
2. Norfolk State University - Regional University
3. South Carolina State University - National University
4. University of Maryland-Eastern Shore - Regional University
SIAC
Tier 1
1. Tuskegee University - Regional University
Tier 2
1. Miles College - Comprehensive College
Tier 3
1. Clark-Atlanta University - National University
2. Kentucky State University - Regional University
2. Morehouse College - Liberal Arts College
Tier 4
1. Albany State University - Regional University
2. Fort Valley State University - Regional University
3. Lane College - Liberal Arts College
4. LeMoyne-Owen College - Comprehensive College
5. Paine College - Liberal Arts College
6. Savannah State University - Regional University