POINTS OF PRIDE

• U.S.News Ranking — For the 19th consecutive year, John Carroll University ranks among the top 10 master’s degree-granting universities in the Midwest, according to the 2008 edition of “America’s Best Colleges,” U.S.News & World Report. The university ranked second in graduation rate and 12th overall among universities selected in the “Great Schools, Great Prices,” category, which compares academic excellence with cost.
  
  
• John Carroll University’s work with teachers, especially in the areas of mathematics, science and literacy, has helped improve K-12 education in public schools, including Cleveland Heights-University Heights, Euclid and Cleveland Metropolitan school districts.
  
  
• The Princeton Review cited the Boler School of Business in its “Best 282 Business Schools for 2007.”
  
  
• 33 junior accountancy majors from the Boler School of Business participated in full-time internships in spring 2007, 24 of which were with Big Four and other international CPA firms.
  
  
• In 2007, the university graduated more chemistry majors than any of the 27 other Jesuit colleges and universities in the nation.
  
  
• 1,125 John Carroll students performed more than 27,000 hours of community service last year.
  
  
• More than 150 students have participated in immersion experiences, traveling to Nicaragua, Honduras, Jamaica, Ecuador, Appalachia, Chicago, Biloxi, New Orleans, Louisville and Cleveland. They have served meals, helped build homes and spent time with families discussing faith, values and mission. Immersion trips help students learn about the challenges faced by people living in other parts of the country, the world, and in their own backyard.

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