U.S. News & World Report Gives Schools Associated With University Alliance Online High Marks

TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- "America's Best Colleges," a publication of U.S. News & World Report, recently ranked universities associated with the University Alliance Online among the best in the nation.

The following schools associated with University Alliance Online ranked highly: Villanova University, University of Notre Dame, Tulane University's A.B. Freeman School of Business, Thunderbird - The Garvin School of International Management, University of South Florida, Regis University, Florida Institute of Technology, The University of Scranton, Saint Leo University and Jacksonville University.

U.S. News & World Report publishes "America's Best Colleges" each year. The rankings are generated by first placing each school into categories based on mission (research university or liberal arts college) and location (North, South, Midwest and West). Data is then gathered about each school in 15 areas related to academic excellence such as peer assessment; retention and graduation of students; faculty resources; student selectivity and financial resources.

Nathan Bisk, founder of the University Alliance Online, spoke about the uniqueness of what the company offers. "The University Alliance Online has aligned itself with the best brick and mortar universities to ensure nothing but the highest quality education for online students. After all, an online education should be, and can be, equal or superior to ground-based programs. What sets the University Alliance Online apart is the opportunity it affords - - an education from a nationally-recognized university -- 100% online."

About University Alliance Online

The University Alliance Online, with more than 300,000 enrollments, is America's largest exclusive provider of online degree and certificate programs from the nation's leading universities. Students experience a dynamic, interactive classroom through a combination of faculty-led streaming video lectures, faculty-monitored chat rooms, message boards and email. Online offerings include professional certificate programs, along with AA, BA, BS, MBA and MS degrees. Visit UniversityAlliance.com for more information.