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Fresno State — with a mission to educate and empower students for success — ranked No. 36 in Washington Monthly’s 2022 National University Rankings of colleges and universities that best serve the country in the areas of social mobility, research, and public service.
The university also ranked No. 22 in the Best Bang for the Buck: West category, published Monday, for how well it helps less-affluent students attain marketable degrees at affordable prices.
Washington Monthly, known for its annual rankings of American colleges and universities, has published its list of top schools for the past 18 years with what it calls “a different kind of college ranking,” calling attention to colleges based on their contribution to the public good, not prestige or wealth.
This is the seventh straight year Fresno State has ranked among the top 50 national universities — and the seventh straight year Fresno State has been the highest-ranked campus in the California State University system.
At No. 36, Fresno State ranks alongside notable Pac 12 Conference institutions, including No. 1 Stanford; No. 9 University of California, Berkeley; No. 19 Washington; and No. 21 UCLA.
“Fresno State is uniquely positioned as a university with limitless potential, especially as it impacts the lives of tens of thousands of students each year in our region and beyond,” said Fresno State President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval. “Many of our first-generation graduates are becoming inspirational leaders whose accomplishments will set the foundation for their families to prosper for generations. Fresno State’s record-setting research funding and service to the community is helping to drive the local economy, educate the workforce, and spread Bulldog spirit up and down the Central Valley.”
Fresno State set a record-high in research grants for the 2020-21 academic year, receiving 356 grants for $48.2 million. The university recently earned R2 designation as a “Doctoral University – High Research Activity” by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education, highlighting a significant commitment to growing research activities. Fresno State awarded 76 doctoral degrees in the past academic year. The university offers doctoral degrees in nursing, physical therapy, and educational leadership.
Students, faculty, and staff continued their longstanding culture of service by providing more than 1 million hours of service to community organizations for the 13th year in a row.
The Central Valley, which is represented by the green V featured on Fresno State’s Bulldog logo, spans from Bakersfield in the south to Sacramento in the north — an area roughly the size of the state of Tennessee. Fresno, the only major city in the U.S. within an hour’s drive of three national parks, also is the hub of the most productive agricultural region in the world.
Fresno State continues to show its commitment to education and the community in various ways, including:
Fresno State is also among the nation’s best colleges when it comes to quality, affordability and outcomes ranking No. 29 in Money’s 2022 Best Colleges list announced May 16.
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