{"id":2808,"date":"2026-10-09T21:40:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T21:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/?p=2808"},"modified":"2026-10-12T21:50:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T21:50:41","slug":"u-s-news-reports-grove-can-teach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/2026\/10\/09\/u-s-news-reports-grove-can-teach\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S News reports Grove can teach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Julia Kramer<\/a> \u00b7 News Editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grove City College earned its highest ranking in the U.S. News Report for Best Colleges of 2027 for its commitment to teaching, despite fluctuating rankings in other categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Report asked college presidents, provosts and admission deans from across 1,500 different colleges which campuses had \u201cfaculty with a remarkably strong commitment to undergraduate teaching\u201d and tallied the total of nominations each institution received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Peter Frank found these results represented his observations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe men and women who serve this college are unparalleled in their dedication as teachers and scholars,\u201d Frank said. \u201cThis is what makes Grove City such a special institution; the faculty believe that providing our students with excellent courses and academic mentoring is their most vital professional mission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While \u201cteaching\u201d is the newest category in the U.S. News survey, Grove City College received a ranking significantly higher in this category than any other, including engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Grove City College\u2019s most recent press release, the college still maintains a leadership position in the undergraduate space for engineering programs for its 123rd placement; however, stats are down from 2017 results, which previously placed the college 52nd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Dean for the School of Science, Engineering and Mathematics and professor of mechanical engineering Eric Bardy found these results intriguing but not representative of his experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur programs, in my opinion, have improved over the years,\u201d Bardy said. Commenting on the college\u2019s smaller status, Bardy hypothesized that the lower results could be more a publicity issue rather than anything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think sometimes what we do at Grove City College is not always well known outside of the people that know the school,\u201d Bardy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being a smaller, private campus may have contributed to the college\u2019s ability to provide high-quality teaching. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 14:1, compared to public colleges with ratios closer to 20:1, according to SAGE Scholars, Grove City College professors have more time to invest in each student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For senior computer science and mechanical engineering major Henry Tan, the college\u2019s \u201csmallness\u201d was one of the things that persuaded him to enroll. Originally from Australia, Tan knew he wanted to attend a private U.S. college with an ABET-certified engineering program unlike what he knew others endured in larger colleges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn my experience of talking to seniors and things like that, (the classes) are very flooded,\u201d Tan said. \u201cSo, choosing a smaller school with actual availability of professors is really important.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an engineering context, where concepts build on one another throughout one\u2019s entire college career, Tan saw Grove City College\u2019s \u201cavailability of professors\u201d as a unique part of the college\u2019s engineering program, something not available elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you don\u2019t get something and you\u2019re in a bigger school or you have a larger cohort, you\u2019re just going to get left behind,\u201d Tan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Tan explained that a significant portion of his fellow engineering majors have switched majors or quit entirely over his three and a half years at the college, he maintained that office hours and the college\u2019s student-to-teacher ratio help those who take advantage of them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bardy, who has found his teaching experience at the college uniquely compelling, said office hours are the \u201cminimum way\u201d that he has witnessed faculty express their deep investment in students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not the paycheck,\u201d Bardy said, concerning what keeps him and others teaching at the college. \u201cIt\u2019s the totality of what this place represents.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve visited other schools. I have even interviewed with a few places, and I\u2019ve always decided to stay,\u201d he said. \u201cI think there\u2019s a common theme about how we teach, and how we connect with our students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming from more than 20 years of teaching at Grove City College, Bardy described his philosophy on what good instruction looks like, and how the college allows professors to invest in and mentor students more than just intellectually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re here because we want you to know Jesus more deeply, to understand more clearly who you are as the Bible describes you and to grow in knowledge, confidence and maturity in your chosen field,\u201d Bardy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like its ratings in recent years, Grove City College ranked in the top 10 for \u201cbest overall\u201d college for 2027 and has continued to receive national attention for the quality of its education and faculty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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