Rankings & Recognition

The #1 college for you is a place where you’ll feel comfortable living and learning, a college that will prepare you for success in your future career and confidence in your future life, and one that you and your family can afford.

Don't take our word for it. Here's how others are ranking, rating and recognizing Ursuline's programs.

• An American Enterprise Institute study ranked Ursuline #1 in the nation for student mobility, helping students move from low-income groups before graduation to middle class or higher after.
• U.S. News & World Report ranks Ursuline among the Best Regional Universities in the Midwest, among the Best Value Schools, and one of the nation’s top performers for social mobility.
• Ursuline College is ranked #3 best for non-traditional students in Ohio according to College Factual's 2021 rankings.
• The U.S. Department of Education lists $55,000 as the median annual earnings of Ursuline grads one year after graduation.
• The U.S. Department of Education listed Ursuline as the most affordable private, liberal arts college in Ohio for three consecutive years.
• Ursuline is ranked among the top 10 women's colleges in the country by College Choice.
• Affordable Schools ranks Ursuline in the nation’s top 20 most affordable women’s colleges with online master’s degrees.
• Stateuniversity.com ranks Ursuline College the 9th safest college in the USA and the 5th safest college in Ohio.

Nursing

• Ursuline’s nursing program is ranked #2 in Ohio by Nurse.org.
• Ursuline’s Breen School of Nursing and Health Professions boasts a 100% employment rate post licensure.
• Our first-time passage rate on the national nurse licensing exam is consistently over 90%.
• Ursuline's graduate nursing program is ranked #4 in Ohio by U.S. News and World Report.
• The Chief Caregiver Officer of the Cleveland Clinic, one of the world’s top health care systems, is Ursuline College graduate K. Kelly Hancock, DNP, RN, NE-BC, FAAN.

Social Work

• For 15 of the last 17 years, Ursuline students have been named “Student of the Year” by the National Association of Social Workers, Ohio Chapter, Region III.

Careers

• Ursuline is recognized as the first college to partner with the organization Future Plans to prepare students for in-demand careers.

Art Therapy

• Ursuline’s undergraduate Art Therapy program is one of only two such programs in Ohio and the only one with a bachelor’s-to-master’s bridge.

Fashion

• Ursuline Fashion majors have rare access to a 4,000-piece collection of 20th Century American apparel and accessories for hands-on learning.

Historic Preservation

• Ursuline’s is the only undergraduate Historic Preservation program in Ohio and is credentialed by the National Council on Preservation Education.

Partnerships

• Ursuline’s 3+3 partnerships with two respected law schools enable students to finish three years at Ursuline, followed by three years in law school to earn a bachelor’s and JD in six years rather than the usual seven.
• Ursuline's partnership with Duquesne University School of Pharmacy enables students to complete three years at Ursuline majoring in chemistry followed by four years at Duquesne to earn a PharmD.
• Ursuline's 3+2 engineering partnership with the University of Dayton enables students to spend three years at Ursuline majoring in Chemistry or Biology before moving to Dayton for an MS in engineering. 

Athletics

• Nearly two-thirds of the athletes who competed for Ursuline in 2019-2020 made the Great Midwest Academic All-Conference team, reserved for student-athletes who earn a 3.3 or higher-grade point average. Twenty-two of those students had perfect GPAs of 4.0.
• Ursuline was the third college in Ohio to introduce STUNT, the fastest growing female sport in the country.