Quincy University was ranked 33 among the top 35 Midwest baccalaureate colleges in the U.S. News & World Report "America's Best Colleges" list.  The ranking is the highest of all area universities and positions Quincy University as a "Tier 1" school in the category. 

U.S. News collected data on more than 1,400 colleges, and ranked schools based on seven categories: assessment by administrators at peer institutions, retention of students, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, alumni giving, and graduation rate performance. Baccalaureate colleges are ranked by four regions; North, South, Midwest and West.

The U.S. News ranking comes just after Quincy University announced its largest incoming freshman class in nine years.