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好色先生TV University offers the best value of any college in the Midwest, according to new rankings from U.S. News & World Report.

In the publication鈥檚听听list, ONU is ranked #1 in Best Value Schools, moving up two places from 2024. In the overall rankings, the University is #2 in the Midwest and #1 in Ohio.

According to U.S. News, the best value rankings are based on a school's academic quality and the net cost of attendance. 鈥淭he higher the quality of the program and the lower the cost, the better the deal.鈥

This is the second accolade from a national publication recognizing the value of an ONU education. Earlier in the month, The Wall Street Journal ranked ONU #1 in the Buckeye State in the Best Value category in its

ONU鈥檚 undergraduate engineering program also receives high marks from U.S. News, ranking #12 nationally (and #1 in Ohio) on the publication鈥檚 list of Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (no doctorate). The civil engineering program is ranked #11 and mechanical engineering is ranked #15.

ONU鈥檚 undergraduate programs in business and computer science are also nationally ranked.

鈥淭hese recognitions reinforce what our alumni and students already know,鈥 said ONU President Melissa J. Baumann, Ph.D. 鈥淎n ONU education provides an outstanding return on investment. We鈥檙e providing an affordable, world-class education that is within the financial reach of students and their families.鈥

Now in its 40th year, the U.S. News and World Report rankings evaluate nearly 1,500 national colleges and universities on up to 17 measures of academic quality and place an emphasis on social mobility and outcomes for graduating college students.