A survey group revealed at least three private colleges in Kentucky got top rankings as top three schools. The US News & World Report reported the rankings for 2009 for colleges and universities so that everyone can be guided which of the colleges and universities are best performing. Far from the said ranking is the University of Kentucky which only got a ranking of 116th on the category for best national universities. This record is far as compared to UK’s goal to get the top 20 spot. UK also posted for the 61st post among top public universities.

Those three best schools joining in the top three spots were Centre College, Berea College and Transylvania University. They are ranked as best performer in liberal arts according to the research conducted by a private survey group. Transylvania and Centre College in the great schools as well as great prices category, while the Berea ranked 7th also in “schools to watch” category. Bellarmine University is best in master’s degree universities category and Kentucky State University also ranked as best black colleges among 70 hopefuls.

The report added that the rankings of the US News and World Report will be published on September 1.

Teacher appreciation in schools that receive the best performance based on the report are now flooding as both teachers and school officials are credited for the success of the colleges and universities that get the best performance based on the rankings. Education in Kentucky has been among the top priorities of the government in support to the national campaign for “No students left behind” program. This program has been very successful in most territories in the US.