Rankings
Shepherd University was named the top-ranked West Virginia public baccalaureate institution for the second year, earning the 39th spot among Best Baccalaureate Colleges in the South in the 2010 edition of America's Best Colleges, published by U.S. News Media Group. However, it fell to 82 in the 2012 edition.
Shepherd's peer assessment score increased this year to 3.11, up from 3.0 in 2008 and 2.9 in 2007. This assessment, which accounts for 25 percent of the U.S. News ranking score, consists of the opinions of presidents, provosts, and deans of admissions about peer schools' academic programs.
The Princeton Review ranks the university among the "Best Southeastern Colleges."
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