RELEASED: September 26, 2001

College ranked in top 10 among liberal arts colleges by U.S. News

DANVILLE, KY—U.S. News & World Report has ranked Centre College in the top 10 of liberal arts colleges that offer the best value in education.

Centre was ranked No. 10 in the recently released U.S. News rankings. Amherst College was the top-ranked school in U.S. News, followed by DePauw University, Wabash College, Swarthmore College, Claremont McKenna College, Ripon College, Grinnell College, Colgate University, Washington & Lee University, and Centre.

Centre College is in a two-way tie for 42nd among the top-50 national liberal arts colleges in the country.

Centre has the highest national ranking of any Kentucky college or university.

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