Belmont Abbey College boosts national ranking

Belmont Abbey College rose to the number 10 spot in the Regional Colleges-South category of the U.S. News & World Report rankings. The college also ranked eighth among top private regional southern colleges and third among regional colleges in North Carolina.

According to the college, it is the highest-ranked institution in the region on the Cardinal Newman Society's annual Newman Guide, which ranks Catholic colleges. President Dr. Jeffrey W. Talley said the rankings reflect the quality of education and formation provided to students by faculty members.

The college currently has 1,693 students, marking its second largest enrollment in ten years. Officials noted that the school recently welcomed its largest class of traditional non-athlete students in eight years, attributing this growth to the college's academic programs and its approach to Catholic higher education.