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CITY, ND – (NewsDakota.com) Valley City State University has retained its No. 1 ranking among public regional colleges in the Midwest according to the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings.

This marks the 19th consecutive year that VCSU has been ranked a U.S. News “Best College.”

“The No. 1 ranking among our peer institutions is a reflection of the good things we have going at Valley City State,” said VCSU President Tisa Mason.

Mason said, “Our faculty and staff strive for excellence, and the high quality and great value our students and their families receive is a direct result of that hard work.”

The U.S. News rankings are based on a number of criteria, including graduation rate performance, first-year student retention, class sizes, academic profiles of entering freshmen, admission acceptance rates, faculty resources, financial resources and support, graduation rate performance, alumni giving rates, and academic excellence assessments by administrators at peer institutions.