University of Dallas - Photo by James Mackenzie
The ACTA (American Council of Trustees and Alumni) released a study of at least 700 colleges and universities to gauge an institution’s commitment to general education. The courses considered were: composition, literature, foreign language at the intermediate level, U.S. government or history, economics, mathematics, and natural or physical science. The study was released alongside the US News Best Colleges List and is designed to help students and parents find out which college is the best for it’s buck. University of Dallas was one of 17 colleges which received an “A” by the ACTA. No surprise to find that TAC, St. John’s (both MA and NM), and the US Military Academy are also on the “A List.”
Here’s an excerpt from the Washington Post on the story:
A study scheduled for release Monday about the value of a college education, at least when it comes to the basics, has found the opposite to be true in most cases. Forget Harvard and think Lamar.
Indeed, the Texas university, where tuition runs about $7,000 per year (Harvard’s is $38,000) earns an A to Harvard’s D based on an analysis of the universities’ commitment to core subjects deemed essential to a well-rounded, competitive education…
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See how other colleges were ranked at https://www.whatwilltheylearn.com/
My dad and my cousin are both Lamar grads. Way to vindicate! Go Cards and go Beaumont (town where Lamar is/where I grew up/oh the horror the horror never go there/this year their football season is back after a 21-year hiatus/beat the hell out of mcneese state! [lake charles, louisiana!]!)!
Oh, and something about UD, which I will be attending this Fall semester in the M.A. in Humanities program, because English was full and I’m narcissistic enough to think that I can design my own graduate program.