Trent first in Ontario for tenth time: Maclean's

Trent University has again been ranked the leading university in Ontario among the 21-member category of "primarily undergraduate institutions" across Canada, according to Maclean's magazine. Trent also grabbed first place in two faculty-related benchmarks, and showed improvement in its reputational ranking in the overall national standings.

The 2000 ranking shows Trent first nationally for two outstanding faculty indicators: the number of full-time faculty winning national awards and the number of medical/science research grants won by faculty.

Trent University President and Vice-Chancellor Bonnie Patterson said she was extremely pleased to have facultyıs strong performance awarded such national recognition. "With the planned expansion and improvement of our physical structures, Trent is continuing to enhance our proud reputation as a centre of excellence in liberal arts and sciences."

Trent again placed first in the "Value Added" category, which measures which universities get top marks for going the distance for their students.

Trent also increased its standing two places, moving up to third, in the category of scholarship and bursaries as a percentage of university spending. Trent also moved up two places in the operating expenditures per student, and showed an equivalent jump in the operating expenditures devoted to student services.

Trent maintained its excellent standing in small-class teaching in first and second years. Trent's second-place national ranking this year is consistent with its strong placement.

In indicators measuring performance by the student population, Trent ranked a third place showing in the graduation rate of its student body, while maintaining a fourth place ranking in the level of student awards.