B-CU Ranks as the Third Best Historically Black College and University in the Nation
Daytona Beach, FL – Bethune-Cookman University is topping the list as one the nation’s best HBCUs. College Choice, a publication dedicated to helping students select the best educational choices based on their needs, desires and future plans, recently released their top 25 listing. B-CU is ranked number three on the list. This is the first time B-CU has placed in the top five and the university is excited about getting to number one in the near future. “We are very proud of the progress we are making here at B-CU. Our student enrollment is at its highest and we plan to continue on this path of growth and student success,” says President Edison O. Jackson.  The top 25 listing is available at here.
According to College Choice, the 2015 Rankings of Historically Black Colleges and Universities are based exclusively on factors actual college freshmen said were most important to their college decision. According to the most recent nationwide survey published by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, these factors include academic reputation, financial aid offerings, overall cost, and success of graduates in the post-college job market. Each of these factors were weighted equally in the ranking and data was derived from a variety of publicly available sources, including U.S. News & World Report, the National Center for Education Statistics, and PayScale.com.
Bethune-Cookman University was founded in 1904 and serves the community via three campuses in Daytona Beach, Deltona and Hastings. For more information, visitwww.cookman.edu.
