Whether freshmen arrived from across Waco, the country or the world, students said they felt at home stepping onto Baylor’s campus.

The National Association for College Admission Counseling released a report this week calling into question the criteria used by U.S. News and World Report, a magazine widely known for its annual ranking of America’s best colleges.

Several Baylor programs were ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s 2012 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.”