{"id":50263,"date":"2021-09-08T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=50263"},"modified":"2021-09-13T09:52:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T13:52:09","slug":"emu-earns-washington-monthly-ranking-for-contributions-to-the-public-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2021\/emu-earns-washington-monthly-ranking-for-contributions-to-the-public-good\/","title":{"rendered":"EMU earns &#8216;Washington Monthly&#8217; ranking for contributions to the public good"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eastern Mennonite University is ranked in the top tier of <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonmonthly.com\/2021college-guide\/masters\">Washington Monthly\u2019s<\/a> annual college rankings. The rankings measure an institution \u201cbased on their contribution to the public good\u201d in the categories of upward social mobility, research, and opportunities for public service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EMU is included among the \u201cmaster\u2019s universities,\u201d which includes \u201cinstitutions that award a significant number of master\u2019s degrees but few or no doctoral degrees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/09\/06162205\/WashingtonMonthly_feature-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50264\" width=\"270\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/09\/06162205\/WashingtonMonthly_feature-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/09\/06162205\/WashingtonMonthly_feature-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/09\/06162205\/WashingtonMonthly_feature-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/09\/06162205\/WashingtonMonthly_feature-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/09\/06162205\/WashingtonMonthly_feature-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The university finished sixth among Virginia universities overall. The components of the <em>Washington Monthly<\/em> ranking methodology play to several of EMU\u2019s historic strengths:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In a nod to EMU\u2019s long tradition of undergraduate academic excellence, the university was <strong>second among the Virginia master\u2019s universities<\/strong> and <strong>34th in the nation<\/strong> for the number of graduates who continue to complete a doctorate in any subject (the \u201cBachelor\u2019s to PhD\u201d category).<\/li><li>As clear evidence of EMU\u2019s distinctive values, EMU ranked <strong>second among Virginia master\u2019s universities<\/strong> and <strong>57th in the nation <\/strong>in the percentage of grads with service-oriented majors.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington Monthly, based in Washington D.C., <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonmonthly.com\/about\">bills itself <\/a>as \u201can independent voice, listened to by insiders and willing to take on sacred cows\u2014liberal and conservative\u201d with a deep belief \u201cin the great American traditions of civic responsibility.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Results of the 2022 U.S. News and World Report rankings will be issued next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eastern Mennonite University is ranked in the top tier of Washington Monthly\u2019s annual college rankings. 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