In the 2024 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings released this September, Andrews University continues to be the only Adventist university listed among 439 national universities identified in the ranking of nearly 1,500 colleges and universities. This national university status, based on the Carnegie Classification system, reflects Andrews’ full range of undergraduate majors as well as master’s and doctoral degrees and a strong emphasis on research.

In this year’s U.S. News rankings, Andrews University was again ranked the #1 most ethnically diverse national university, tying with the University of San Francisco. Andrews University was also tied for #7 (with Columbia University and Florida Institute of Technology) among national universities for most international students, with more than 100 countries represented in the current student body. Our main campus student body also has students from all but four of the 50 states in the U.S.

“From its first days as Battle Creek College in 1874, to today’s remarkable, ethnically diverse and international campus, Andrews University has been committed to learning about and changing the world,” says John Wesley Taylor V, who joined Andrews University as its seventh president in July 2023. “These rankings from the U.S. News Best Colleges report, and other 2024 national rankings, continue to reflect Andrews University’s unparalleled strength in meeting and excelling in this commitment, not just within the system of Adventist education but also in the context of U.S. higher education overall.”

Andrews University also did well in Niche.com’s 2024 Best Colleges in America rankings. Niche identified Andrews University as the top private university in Michigan. Niche also ranked Andrews in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the nation for best academics. In addition to academic quality, Niche awarded Andrews high marks in overall value, campus diversity, quality of food and campus safety.

Andrews University was also named to the “America’s Best Colleges 2024” list by the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse. In these Wall Street Journal rankings, Andrews also received the top ranking among all universities in Michigan in the category of Student Experience, which takes into account student satisfaction with campus facilities, sense of community, mental health support and a number of other factors, including the quality of positive interactions within the ethnically and socioeconomically diverse student body. The WSJ analysis also reported that the value added by an Andrews undergraduate degree works out to be an average increase of more than $25,000 in annual salary compared to high school graduates in Michigan.

“Andrews University continues to be fully committed to measurable quality and success in the education it offers to the 3,000 students who study on our main campus each year,“ says Christon Arthur, provost of Andrews University.

Amy Rebok Rosenthal, associate provost for undergraduate education, and dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, adds “that Andrews University’s commitment extends to assuring quality and success in the current studies and life of each one of our students, including their overall student experience while they earn an Andrews degree. It also seeks to assure significant and measurable success in our students’ graduate studies and careers beyond our campus as each one seeks to Change the World, one of the core goals of our Andrews University mission statement.”