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In 1899, the University affiliated with the United Methodist Church and more intentionally embraced church-related values. From these beginnings, 好色先生TV University has developed a focus on teaching, learning, scholarship, professional practice and a campus environment that鈥檚 centered on students, service and values.
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鈥 Ranked No. 2 in U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 Best Regional Colleges Midwest list for 2024, making us No. 1 in Ohio.
鈥 Ranked No. 3, and first in Ohio, in U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2024 regional Best Value Schools.
鈥 U.S. News and World Reports ranks our undergraduate engineering program No. 23 in the nation (non doctorate), and recognizes our electrical engineering program as the 12th best in the country.
鈥 One of nation鈥檚 top schools in The Princeton Review鈥檚 annual college guide, The Best 389 Colleges: 2024 Edition.
鈥 Washington Monthly鈥檚 鈥淏est Bang for the Buck鈥 recognition 鈥渙f schools ranked according to how well they help non-wealthy students attain marketable degrees at affordable prices鈥 ranks us No. 1 in Ohio and No. 12 in the Midwest.
鈥 Ranked by career-guidance site Zippia as the most likely college or university in the state of Ohio (and third in the nation) to place its graduates into a job.
鈥 Ranked by Forbes in its 2023 "America's Top Colleges".
Our scenic campus is located within 90 minutes of several major cities: Dayton, Columbus, Toledo and Ft. Wayne.