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UNI Is Getting High Praise
The University of Northern Iowa is getting some high praise from the U.S. News & World Report.
U.S. News & World Report recently placed UNI as the 2nd 'Best Publiic University (Midwest Region)'. UNI was also ranked 25th overall on a combined list of private and public universities in the region, 17th for "Best Colleges for Veterans (Midwest)" and 45th for "Best Value Schools (Midwest)".
U.S. News & World Report based its ranking on 15 different criteria including peer assessment, academic reputation, retention, faculty resources and more.
To see the breakdown for UNI, CLICK HERE.
(Source: U.S. News & World Report)
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