April 22, 2015
For Immediate Release
By Drew Tucker, communications assistant
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. - Due to Campbellsville University's focus
on Christian higher education, TheologyDegree.org has ranked Campbellsville
University number 34 in the Top 50 Christian Colleges and Universities in the
United States.
“While
there are hundreds of choices for faith-based colleges around the country, our
list of the Top 50 colleges and universities highlight some amazing
institutions. This ranking takes into account multiple factors that are
critical to the student on-campus experience,” said Kevin Shull, the
author of the list.
There were
several factors that went into creating this list, some of which include:
student satisfaction, alumni giving, SAT and GPA scores, postgraduate
opportunities, student debt, student/faculty ratio and reputation.
“Campbellsville University is honored and grateful to be
recognized as one of the top 50 Christian universities in the United States,”
Dr. John Chowning, Campbellsville University vice president for church and
external relations and executive assistant to the president, said.
“This is further affirmation of CU's growing reputation at
the national level as a university that is Christ centered, academically
excellent and challenging, and preparing the next generation of Christian
servant leaders. ‘Vision 2025,' the blueprint that underpins CU's future growth
and development, speaks to the goal of Campbellsville University emerging as
one of America's premier Christian universities,” he said.
Other colleges and universities on the list include Wheaton
College, Indiana Wesleyan University, Calvin College, Houston Baptist
University, Union University, Bethel University and more. The full list is
located at http://www.theologydegrees.org/top-christian-colleges/.
“We are excited to publish this ranking of Christian
Colleges and Universities and look forward to promoting these educational
opportunities to prospective students and parents,” Shull said.
“To be named as one of the top 50 Christian universities
certainly is a strong indicator that CU is becoming one of our country's top
tier Christian universities,” Chowning said.
Theology Degrees is a site dedicated to ranking and
exploring the options of Theology-based educational opportunities. Theology
Degrees.org reviews and ranks publicly available data and compiles these
findings into independent ranking assessments, working diligently to provide
unbiased and accurate rankings of various aspect of the faith-based, collegiate
experience.
Campbellsville University is a widely acclaimed
Kentucky-based Christian university with more than 3,500 students offering 63
undergraduate options, 17 master's degrees, five postgraduate areas and eight
pre-professional programs. The website for complete information is
campbellsville.edu.