NEWARK, NJ — Pillar College has been included as a 2022-2023 “Top Performer on Social Mobility in National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report, administrators announced this week.
The Top Performers on Social Mobility ranking recognizes colleges with a high success rate of enrolling and graduating extensive proportions of under-resourced students with Pell Grants.
Now in its 38th year, the U.S. News & World Report rankings evaluate more than 1,450 colleges and universities on up to 17 measures of academic quality. Pillar College ranked at number 70 on this year’s list, administrators said.
In addition, Pillar College was the highest-ranked college in New Jersey in Economic Diversity in the Liberal Arts category, and one of the top 10 in the nation, administrators said.
Pillar College spokespeople pointed to some of the school’s college retention programs as reasons for its success in this year’s rankings, including its:
See how Pillar College compares to other institutions and how the rankings are calculated on USNews.com.
Founded in 1908, Pillar College has locations in Newark, Paterson, Plainfield, Jersey City and Basking Ridge.
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