The University of Scranton Ranks in U.S. News Top 10 ‘Best Regional Universities in North’ for 22nd Consecutive YearU.S. News & World Report has ranked The University of Scranton among the top 10 “Best Regional Universities in the North” for 22 consecutive years. Scranton is ranked No. 8 in the 2016 edition of the “Best Colleges” guidebook.Scranton is also among the colleges on the “Great Schools, Great Prices” list, which compares academic quality of programs to cost of attendance. The University ranked No. 15 among just 15 “Regional Universities in the North” chosen by U.S. News as schools that provide the best value. This is the third consecutive year Scranton was included in this U.S. News ranking.In addition, U.S. News ranked Scranton No. 7 for “2016 Best Colleges for Veterans,” a web exclusive listing of “top-ranked schools offer benefits” that can help “make pursuing a college education more affordable” for veterans.