U.S. News & World Report released their 2022 Best Colleges rankings Monday, Sept. 13, and Dickinson State University (DSU) ranked No. 4 for Top Public Schools – Regional Colleges (Midwest). This is the sixth consecutive year U.S. News has included DSU in its list of top colleges.

A recognized leader in college and graduate school rankings, U.S. News, in its 37th year of ranking colleges, evaluated 1,466 U.S. bachelor’s degree-granting institutions on 17 measures of academic quality such as student-faculty ratio and the average federal loan debt of graduates. Additionally, the media company also lists information schools reported to them directly including academic majors offered, application requirements, tuition and financial aid policies, student body demographics and campus life.

“Of course, it is difficult to rank schools, because there are so many factors that distinguish one university from another,” said Dickinson State President Steve Easton. “That having been said, it is encouraging that U.S. News has ranked DSU so highly. That ranking is a recognition of our outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as our continuing efforts to make DSU as strong as possible for our students.”

Dickinson State University offers certificate, associate, bachelor’s and master’s programs, all designed to meet the needs of the region. To learn more, visit www.dickinsonstate.edu.

To view a full list of DSU’s most recent rankings, visit www.dickinsonstate.edu/rankings.