VCSU Named Top Public Regional College in North Dakota

Posted By: Steve Urness
September 26, 2024 @ 12:31 pm
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VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSU) – Valley City State University (VCSU) has been ranked the top public regional college in North Dakota for the fourth consecutive year by U.S. News and World Report.

Widely considered the premiere college rankings, the 2025 U.S. News Best College Report was released Tuesday morning. This report ranks colleges annually in areas such as retention, graduation rates, outcomes, peer reviews, measures of student excellence, and the educational expenditure per student. VCSU has now been ranked as one of the top Best Colleges by U.S. News for 27 consecutive years.

“Valley City State University strives to offer high-quality experiences for all students who choose to become a Viking,” said VCSU President Alan LaFave. “This respected ranking from U.S. News confirms what we see every day: students who choose to call VCSU home have a great experience and leave with a trusted degree at an affordable price.”

Along with being the top public regional college in North Dakota, U.S. News ranked VCSU the No. 2 public regional college in the Midwest, which includes North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri and Kansas.

U.S. News has also named VCSU a Best Value School and a Top Performer on Social Mobility. The Best Value School ranking considers a school’s academic quality and the cost of attendance.

“We are proud to be the top public regional college in North Dakota and a Best Value School,” Vice President for Academic Affairs Larry Brooks said. “We have excellent faculty and staff dedicated to helping students succeed, and our efforts to keep quality education affordable continues to be recognized with rankings such as these from U.S. News.”

Now in its 40th year, the rankings evaluate nearly 1,500 national colleges and universities using up to 17 measures of academic quality and place an emphasis on social mobility and outcomes for graduating college students. To learn more about the U.S. News Best Colleges, visit https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges.