UM Ranks Highly In Nationwide List

The University of Mobile (UM) has been named one of “America’s Best Small Employers” for 2023 byForbes, UM announced. The Mobile-based school ranked No. 230 nationwide and is the only educational institution in the state selected for inclusion from an initial pool of more than 10,000 businesses. The university employs 185 full-time and 75 part-time faculty and staff, with an additional 80 to 90 student workers during the academic year. UM offers over 75 academic programs leading to associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. The ranking reviewed employers with more than 200 employees but fewer than 1,000. According to Forbes, the assessment considered anonymous surveys of employees and public opinion data; tracking of job-related websites to gauge employer reputation, engagement, retention, benefits and more; and social listening text analysis of news websites and blogs, as well as platforms such as Instagram, Twitter and YouTube to assess the company’s relationship with its employees.