Macon Reporter

Millikin University issued the following announcement on Oct. 1

Millikin University is ranked among the nation's top colleges in the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education (WSJ/THE) 2022 rankings released on Sept. 21, 2021. Millikin rose to No. 349 of 796 institutions nationally and 77th out of 210 institutions in the Midwest.    

The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Ranking is a ranking of colleges and universities designed to put student success and learning at its heart. Almost 20 percent of the WSJ/THE College Ranking relies on a powerful student survey dataset – the annual THE U.S. Student Survey, which captures the voices of over 170,000 U.S. students across all ranked colleges.

Developed in partnership with U.S. experts and universities, the ranking adopts a balanced scorecard approach. WSJ/THE uses 15 individual performance metrics grouped into four pillars representing Resources (30 percent), Engagement (20 percent), Outcomes (40 percent) and Environment (10 percent). The ranking includes clear performance indicators designed to answer the questions that matter most to students and their families when making one of the most important decisions of their lives – who to trust with their education.

Millikin University's strongest pillar was Engagement with an overall score of 78. To capture engagement with learning, WSJ/THE looked at the answers from the following four key questions:

• To what extent does the student's college or university support critical thinking?

• To what extent does the teaching support reflection on, or making connections among, the things that the student has learned?

• To what extent does the teaching support applying the student's learning to the real world?

• To what extent do the classes taken in college challenge the student?

"This year's college ranking by the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education shows Millikin University as an institution that gives students extraordinary opportunities to work closely with highly qualified faculty who are dedicated to their success," said Millikin Interim Provost Mary Black

Black noted, "The WSJ/THE data show that Millikin students have greater opportunities than most of their peers at other institutions when it comes to active engagement in learning and interaction with faculty and staff. All of this just goes to affirm the value of the work that Millikin faculty and staff do in helping students develop their talents and potential to the highest degree possible."

Data for the ranking is gathered from a variety of sources such as the U.S. government (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System – IPEDS), the College Scorecard, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the U.S. Student Survey, the Academic Survey and the Elsevier bibliometric dataset.

The THE Student Survey captures milestones in the student's educational journey with their institution, covering motivation, engagement with learning, career impact, and satisfaction and value.

The 2022 survey instrument contains 12 core questions, framed by demographic questions to capture the students' background and degree status.

Original source can be found here.

Source: Millikin University