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<\/p>\n Washington Monthly 2014 College Rankings – Cover\n

Washington Monthly ranks Clark University among the top 75 U.S. colleges in its annual College Guide and Rankings<\/a>, which rates schools based on their contribution to the public good in three broad categories: Social Mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), Research (producing cutting-edge scholarship and Ph.D.s), and Service (encouraging students to give something back to their country).<\/p>\n

The magazine’s just-released September\/October issue offers “a different kind of ranking.” The editors contrast their rankings against others, which often include measures based on wealth, exclusivity, and prestige. “Our rankings have always rejected the idea that expense, luxury, and exclusivity should be held up as the highest values for colleges and students to aspire to. Instead, we ask a different question: What are colleges doing for the country?”<\/p>\n

In its fourth appearance in Washington Monthly annual ranking, Clark took the 71st spot on the National Universities Rankings list, and also placed 65th in the “Best Bang for the Buck” rankings.\n<\/p>\n

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Click here<\/a> to learn more about Clark in the rankings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Highlights of the University’s standings in the guide’s breakout measures (all relative to the school size) include: Clark ranked 2nd in the number of alumni currently serving in the Peace Corps<\/a>; 9th in service staff, courses and financial aid support; 35th in the number of undergraduate alumni who have gone on to receive a Ph.D. in any subject; 39th for number of faculty in national academies (five Graduate School of Geography<\/a> faculty members have been members of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences while appointed at Clark); and 47th in community service participation and hours served.<\/p>\n

Clark University’s strengths consistently receive recognition in some of the world’s premier college guides and rankings publications.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to learn more. Click here<\/a> for the Washington Monthly College Guide and Rankings complete listings, related articles, and information on methodology.<\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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