Every college will promise to prepare you for a career, and John Carroll definitely will too. But that’s where most of them stop. JCU, on the other hand, won’t just make you more employable; it will help you become a better person.
–Spencer Furin ’17; B.S., Engineering Physics; Electrical Engineer, NASA Glenn Research Center
Founded in 1886, JCU is one of 27 Jesuit universities in the United States and has been listed in U.S. News & World Report magazine’s top 10 rankings of Midwest regional universities for 31 consecutive years. We are honored to have our commitment to academics validated through these national rankings – as well as through our graduates who go on to demonstrate how academics and leadership go hand in hand.
The University earned the #2 spot in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings, among Best Regional Universities in the Midwest. Additional rankings include:
- #1 regionally in Best Undergraduate Teaching (up from #16)
- #2 regionally in Best for Veterans (up from #3)
- #7 regionally in Best Value (up from #8)
- #13 regionally in Most Innovative Schools
- #54 regionally in Top Performers on Social Mobility
- #167 nationally in Undergraduate Business (up from #172)

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Among Best Regional Universities in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report

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Regionally in Best Undergraduate Teaching by U.S. News & World Report

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Ranked #1 by Bloomberg Businessweek for "Job Readiness According to Employers" (Boler College of Business)