Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Westminster College has once again earned national recognition from U.S. News & World Report, placing at No. 121 among the country’s top National Liberal Arts Colleges in the 2026 Best College rankings released Tuesday, Sept. 23.
U.S. News evaluated about 1,700 colleges and universities nationwide. The 2026 Best Colleges methodology was calculated using 13 key measures of academic quality for the National Liberal Arts Colleges such as graduation and retention rates, class size and academic reputation.
Westminster was also named to the “Top Performers in Social Mobility” list, which assesses how well schools graduate students who receive federal Pell Grants, a form of need-based federal financial aid.
U.S. News ranks schools in four categories – National Liberal Arts Colleges, National Universities, Regional Colleges and Regional Universities. Westminster falls in the National Liberal Arts classification.
