In September, for the first time, The Citadel was named the overall #1 Regional University in the South by U.S. News & World Report, surpassing more than 100 other public and private institutions in the region’s 12 states. Additionally, The Citadel was named the Best Public University in the South, a distinction the college has held for 14 years.
“For 14 years, we have been proud to maintain our spot as the Best Public University in the South, and now we are truly honored to be recognized, for the first time, as the Best Regional University in the South,” said retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Glenn M. Walters, USMC, ’79, president of The Citadel. “While our graduates’ record of success speaks for itself, we are grateful to be recognized consistently as a leader in education. I would also like to acknowledge our fantastic faculty and staff—led by our outstanding provost, Dr. Sally Selden—whose commitment to educating and developing principled leaders makes these results possible.”
Notable rankings received by The Citadel include:
#1 Best Regional University in the South
#1 Best Public University in the South
#1 Best College for Veterans
Regional Universities (South)
#5 Best Value
Regional Universities (South)
#6 Undergraduate Teaching
Regional Universities (South)
#18 Best Undergraduate Engineering
Nationwide (non-doctoral)
#147 Best Undergraduate Business
Nationwide
#193 Best Undergraduate Computer Science
Nationwide
This is the seventh consecutive year that The Citadel has also been named Best College for Veterans in the South. Veterans are eligible to attend any of the programs offered by The Citadel, including both the day and evening undergraduate programs as well as master’s programs.
Many of The Citadel’s most popular and valuable programs—such as business, engineering and computer science—also ranked highly on the national level. The Citadel School of Engineering, one of the first five engineering programs in the country, consistently ranks as one of the top 25 undergraduate programs nationally out of institutions offering up to a master’s degree and this year moved up to number 18.