Rankings & Recognition

U.S. News 2012

• Gonzaga University is the No. 3 best "Regional University" in the West in U.S. News & World Report's annual college rankings.
• Gonzaga ranks No. 2 in the West for both its average freshmen retention rate and average graduation rate.
• Gonzaga's School of Engineering and Applied Science is tied for the publication's No. 27 best undergraduate engineering program in the nation (at engineering schools whose highest degree is a bachelor's or master's).
• The University remains the No. 4 best value in the region. more...

U.S. News Best Graduate Schools 2012

• Gonzaga’s Master of Business Administration program was ranked as the 82nd best (tie) part-time MBA program in the nation, up from last year’s No. 93 ranking.
• A 2012 survey of highly regarded law firms nationwide, conducted by U.S. News and World Report, ranked the Gonzaga University School of Law as the 58th best law school in the nation.
• Gonzaga’s School of Business Administration's part-time MBA program is ranked 93rd best in the nation. more...

Forbes.com

The Princeton Review

Cited as one of Princeton Review's "The Best 376 Colleges," "Best Western Colleges," No. 6 for "Everyone Plays Intramural Sports," and No. 18 for "Most Religious Students."

Kiplinger's Best

Kiplinger's ranked Gonzaga University as the No. 30 best value among the nation's private universities. Factors contributing to Gonzaga's exceptional value include: strong four-year graduation rate, low average student debt (upon graduation), small class sizes, and excellent campus resources.

AACSB Business, Accounting Accreditations

Gonzaga University School of Business Administration announced Jan. 9, 2012 it has retained prestigious accreditations for business and accounting by AACSB International – the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business — the global accrediting body for business schools worldwide. 

Sierra Magazine (Sierra Club)

Listed as one of the top 100 “Coolest Schools.”

Washington Monthly - Sept/Oct 2011 Issue

No. 18 among Top Master’s Universities nationwide (public and private).

Innovative Master's Degree Award

Gonzaga's MA in Communication and Leadership Studies was awarded the 2010 Innovative Master's Degree Program Award by the National Communication Association.

Study Abroad Excellence

Gonzaga Ranks No. 10 in Nation for Students Participating in Long-term Study Abroad Programs.

Nationally Ranked Debaters

Gonzaga’s top debate team – ranked No. 4 nationwide after rising to No. 2 earlier this year – is comprised of seniors Leah Moczulski and Paul Kanellopoulos, who first squared off to debate as 13-year-olds in their native Houston (video).

Class of 2015 Best Ever Academically, Most Diverse

Gonzaga’s Class of 2015 brings the strongest academic profile of any entering class in history and is the most racially diverse ever with students of color representing nearly 1 in 5 of the estimated 1,120 new Zags.

Women's Hoops Attendance Ranks No. 25 in Nation

Gonzaga women’s basketball home-game attendance during the 2010-11 season ranks 25th in the nation among NCAA Division I schools, and the Zags recorded the sixth-largest increase in home attendance.

U.S. Green Building Council: LEED Gold

The three-story, $8.5 million PACCAR Center for Applied Science at Gonzaga University, dedicated in 2008 for Gonzaga's School for Engineering and Applied Science as the University's first "green" building, has received the prestigious "Gold" certification from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system.

In Print

Rising Fiction Writer

Gonzaga Professor Shann “Ray” Ferch, a distinguished fiction writer, poet, and scholar of leadership and forgiveness studies, has won a prestigious $25,000 Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Ferch also won the 2010 Katharine Nason Bakeless Literary Publication Prize.

• Gonzaga Magazine, Spring 2011 Issue
• Gonzaga Magazine, Fall 2011 Issue

Service

Civic Engagement Consortium Survey

Conducted by the National Association of Student Affairs Professionals, the survey found that 79 percent of Gonzaga students plan to be actively engaged in their communities after graduation – 6 percent higher than the national benchmark.

Corporation for National & Community Service

The Corporation for National and Community Service has selected Gonzaga University for its 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction for its institutional support and commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement.

Jesuit Volunteer Corps

With 15 Gonzaga alumni participating in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, Gonzaga is tied for the No. 4 most-represented alma mater in JVC (2011-12); only Boston College (24), Fordham (20), and College of the Holy Cross (16) had more.  

Peace Corps

Gonzaga University moved up one spot to rank No. 2 in the nation among small universities for alumni serving in the Peace Corps. Twenty-six Gonzaga undergraduate alumni are serving overseas as Peace Corps volunteers, lifting Gonzaga’s historical total to 298 alumni with Peace Corps service.