Westfield State University - Rankings

Rankings

Westfield State University ranks first among Massachusetts state university peers according to criteria reviewed in the 2011 edition of “Best Colleges” published by U. S. News & World Report. The 572 universities in the category were not ranked nationally, but against their peers in one of four geographic regions. WSU placed in the “Regional University-North” category, reflecting the official Carnegie classification of universities whose highest degree is a master’s and of four-year colleges that specialize in professional as well as liberal arts degrees.

In a 2010 study on cost versus quality, MassINC, the Boston–based nonpartisan public-policy think-tank, reported that Westfield State ranked first among all Massachusetts public and private institutions. The study used measures of college cost-effectiveness – assessing colleges by graduation rate as compared to the cost of tuition, fees, room, board, books and supplies. MassINC reported that “given the relatively similar profile of incoming students to several other Massachusetts public colleges, the success of students obtaining their attempted degree (at Westfield State) is phenomenal.”