Baylor on short list of schools in top 30 for both undergrad teaching & research

The list of schools to make U.S. News’ top 30 for both undergraduate teaching and undergraduate research is a short (and impressive one), filled with schools like Duke, Michigan, Princeton, Stanford, Yale — and Baylor.

For the third year in a row, U.S. News‘ rankings placed Baylor among this prestigious short list, as BU was ranked No. 26 nationally for undergraduate teaching and No. 23 for undergraduate research/creative projects. No other Texas school made the top 30 in both categories; Baylor is also the only school with an explicit, primary identity as a Christian university to make both lists.

The teaching honor is nothing new for Baylor; undergraduate education has long been a hallmark of the university. Baylor’s growing research effort is making that undergraduate education even better, as professors bring cutting-edge knowledge gained in their research into the classroom, and undergrads get hands-on opportunities in labs across campus.

“At Baylor, we deeply value a transformational undergraduate educational experience,” says President Linda Livingstone. “It is rewarding to have our peer institutions and others continue to recognize Baylor’s dynamic and distinct undergraduate programs that impact our students’ success and learning… A Baylor education is highly valued, and we are focused on expanding access and affordability while remaining committed to the ‘Baylor Distinctives’ not captured by U.S. News but that we know also drive student choice, such as faith and character development and students being able to develop close connections with faculty.”

Sic ’em, Bears!

(The complete list of schools to make the top 30 in both categories: American University, Arizona State, Baylor, Brown, Cal Tech, Carnegie Mellon, Duke, Elon, Michigan, Princeton, Stanford, Vanderbilt, and Yale.)