Fastest growing college in the region also ranked for Best Value and Undergraduate Teaching
BETHLEHEM, PA – Sept. 23, 2025– Today, Moravian University announced it has been ranked in the U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Colleges list in three categories. Now in its 41st year, the rankings evaluate nearly 1,500 national colleges and universities on up to 17 measures of academic quality and place an emphasis on social mobility and outcomes for graduating college students. Moravian University appeared in the following categories:
- Regional Universities (North) #38 (tied)
- Best Value – Regional Universities (North) #28
- Undergraduate Teaching – Regional Universities (North) #20 (tied)
“In 2025, University Magazine ranked Moravian the 5th fastest-growing college in America,” remarked Bryon Grigsby, president of Moravian University. “This remarkable growth, the launch of our new wellness-focused student center this fall, and our UNESCO World Heritage designation as part of Moravian Church Settlements—Bethlehem expand opportunities for our students. These rankings are further confirmation that now is a great time to be at Moravian.”
U.S. News publishes the Best Colleges rankings each year to provide prospective students and their families with the comparative merits of the undergraduate programs at America’s colleges and universities. The rankings offer detailed information of the institutions and data on factors such as outcome measures — including graduation rates, graduate indebtedness and post-graduate earnings.
In addition to the 2026 U.S. News & World Report rankings for Best Colleges, Moravian University has been recognized by several national media outlets for excellence in higher education, including:
- The Best 391 Colleges: 2026 Edition, Princeton Review
- 2026 Best Colleges in America (#419), Niche
- 2026 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania (#19), Niche
- 2026 Best Colleges for Nursing (#10) in Pennsylvania, Niche
- 330 in the 2025 Best Bang for the Buck rankings: Northeast, Washington Monthly
- 493 in the 2025 Master’s University Rankings, Washington Monthly
- Best Nursing Master’s Programs for Your Money 2025, MONEY Magazine
- 124 (tie) for 2025 Best Nursing Schools: Master’s, U.S. News & World Report
- 151 in Occupational Therapy (tie), U.S. News & World Report
- 232 in Physical Therapy (tie), U.S. News & World Report
- 120 in Speech-Language Pathology (tie), U.S. News & World Report
- Best Colleges in America 2025, MONEY
Moravian University
Michael Corr
Email: corrm@moravian.edu
Ph: 610.861.1365
About Moravian University
Moravian University, located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is the nation’s sixth-oldest university and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees and certificates. For more than 280 years, the university has been preparing students for reflective lives, fulfilling careers, and transformative leadership in a world of change. Moravian University is a member of The New American Colleges and Universities (NACU), a national consortium of private comprehensive colleges and universities working together to graduate extraordinary professionals for a global workforce and society.
In 2024, Moravian University became part of a World Heritage designation when Moravian Church Settlements — Bethlehem, Gracehill (Northern Ireland, UK), and Herrnhut (Saxony, Germany) joined Christiansfeld (Denmark) as a single World Heritage Site—Moravian Church Settlements. Moravian is just the second university in the United States to be part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site designation and only the eighth university in the world to have this recognition.
Visit moravian.edu to learn more about how Moravian University prepares its students for lifelong success.
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