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The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod
Board for Communication Services

LCMSNews -- No. 68
October 21, 2002

All 10 CUS schools named to best' list

For the second year in a row, all 10 Missouri Synod colleges and 
universities are included in the top ranks of the 3U.S News and World 
Report2 listings of "America's Best Colleges."

Last year was the first time that the top-ranking lists included the 10 
Synod schools that make up the Concordia University System (CUS).

Each year, the magazine compiles the "academic ranking of every single 
college in the country," said Rich Folkers, director of media relations for 
the magazine.

3U.S News and World Report2 announced its 2003 rankings in mid September, 
and issued a special edition of the magazine that gives the top rankings in 
a number of categories. The top rankings also are on the periodical's Web 
site, http://www.usnews.com.

The CUS schools are ranked in the categories "Best Universities -- Master's 
(By Region)" and "Best Comprehensive Colleges -- Bachelor's (By Region)." 
Each category is divided into four "tiers," with tier one representing the 
highest scores.

Concordia University, Seward, Neb., is the only CUS school in a tier-one 
ranking for 2002.  Last year, Concordia University, River Forest, Ill., was 
listed with tier-one schools.

The Concordias listed in tier two of their categories are those at River 
Forest; Mequon, Wis.; Bronxville, N.Y.; Irvine, Calif.; Ann Arbor, Mich.; 
and St. Paul, Minn.  Tier-three schools in the ranking are Concordia 
University, Portland, Ore., and Concordia University , Austin, 
Texas.	Concordia College, Selma, Ala., is in the tier-four ranking.

"National recognition of all 10 colleges and universities of the Synod 
these two years is wonderful," said Dr. William F. Meyer, executive 
director of the LCMS Board for Higher Education and CUS president. "Our 
heritage of Lutheran higher education continues to be a source of great 
pride for the Synod, as these schools keep providing graduates for service 
to the church and the world."

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