Forbes ranks Birmingham-Southern best college in Alabama (TROY #4)

[Mike Cunningham]

Forbes' ranking of Alabama colleges, by name and national rank:
1. Birmingham-Southern College (189 overall)
2. Spring Hill College (197)
3. Samford University (260)
4. Troy University (327)
5. University of Alabama, Huntsville (356)
6. University of Alabama (441)
7. University of Alabama, Birmingham (476)
8. Auburn University (487)
9. Tuskegee University (571)


-COMPLETE STORY- (http://blog.al.com/live/2009/08/forbes_ranks_birminghamsouther.html)

[PensacolaTrojan]

That would make Troy the #1 public university in the state of Alabama.

[JPSousa1898]

This is very true. GO TROY! BEST IN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ALABAMA! :)

[TrojanWarrior418]

Here's how the Sun Belt Schools Broke Down:

U of Denver - 178
MTSU - 298
TROY - 327
WKU - 434
FAU - 447
ULL - 456
FIU - 500
UNT - 514

[Hector]

Here is the link from Forbes. Best public college in the state. 70th best public college in the country, and 327th overall. Not bad at all. (Where are the Aubbies and Bammers?).

http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/06/best-public-colleges-opinions-colleges-09-top.html

[JPSousa1898]

I didn't realize this was internationally ranked! That's pretty dang awesome!