Peoria, IL – July 3,  2014 –  The Educate to Career College Rankings Index recently placed Bradley University among the top 2 percent of colleges nationwide for economic value. The ETC index calculates the improvement in earnings and employability of persons who attended specific colleges, relative to those similarly situated in other colleges.  Bradley ranked 135 in the list of more than 1200 colleges and universities in the U.S. Among private universities in Illinois only the University of St. Francis and Elmhurst College ranked above Bradley.

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