91¶¶Òõ has climbed 24 spots to #16 inÌýForbes‘ , up from #40 in 2016. In addition, Scripps moves to #8 from last year’s #14 spot on the national publication’sÌý. The College has also placed #43 inÌýForbes‘ ranking of the country’s Top 50 Colleges.
Now in its 10th year, theÌýForbesÌýplaces its focus on the direct benefits a college or university provides its students, weighing suchÌývariables as alumni salaries, graduationÌýrates, student debt upon graduation,Ìýand student satisfaction. Forbes editors have stressed aÌýto “better reflect the values of superior return on investment, leadership and success, and a first-rate student-consumer experience,” according to theÌýForbes website.
Forbes has published a photo gallery of the Top 25 Liberal Arts CollegesÌý