North Greenville University Moves Up in Annual Rankings
Posted on: September 24, 2024
Tigerville, SC—North Greenville University (NGU) continues to ascend in the annual US News & World Report Best Colleges rankings, improving two spots in the 2025 report.
Ranking 34th in the report’s Best Regional Universities (South) category, North Greenville is listed sixth among 16 South Carolina schools, tied with Anderson University and Coastal Carolina. This is the highest rating the university has received in its region, which included 133 schools in 2024.
“We are blessed to continue to be recognized as one of the top universities in the state of South Carolina,” said NGU President Dr. Gene C. Fant, Jr. “Rankings never tell the full story, but they do underscore North Greenville’s unwavering commitment to cultivating and equipping transformational leaders for church and society. That is the mission we are living out each day in Tigerville.”
NGU continues to be recognized as a Top Performer in Social Mobility, improving six spots in the metric and ranking 16th out of 132 universities.
The Social Mobility category analyzes schools who enroll and graduate large proportions of students who are awarded Pell Grants. North Greenville enrolled 697 Pell Grant recipients during the 2023/24 school year and 810 recipients for 2024/25. The university currently has a Pell Grant graduation rate of 72 percent and ranks sixth out of 16 South Carolina schools in the Social Mobility metric.
NGU is committed to investing in students by assisting first-generation college students through its Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). The QEP aims to provide knowledge of university resources and connect first-generation students with a support system that will help students complete their degrees.
U.S. News & World Report also recognized NGU as a Best Value School (Regional Universities in the South) and one of the Best Colleges for Veterans (Regional Universities in the South). NGU placed 36th and 34th respectively in these categories.
“There are many schools I could have chosen, but all the arrows were pointing to North Greenville. I kept hearing that NGU had an awesome teaching program that sent teachers out to local areas. I knew that’s what I wanted to do.” said Frank Signor, a sophomore education major who served 17 years in the United States Marine Corps. “The instructors have been amazing. I enjoy the fact that I can come to them with questions and I’m able to get clarity right then.”
Now in its 40th year, the U.S. News & 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.
About North Greenville University
North Greenville University (NGU) equips graduates to serve as transformational leaders for church and society. With six colleges and 125+ areas of study, NGU offers on-campus undergraduate degrees as well as online and graduate level degree programs. Pursue your passion and explore your God-given calling at NGU. Visit www.ngu.edu for more information.
