The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) released its 2014 Teacher Prep Review, with a much expanded and more comprehensive evaluation of 1,612 teacher preparation programs across the United States, and for the first time, a numeric ranking of programs. Two programs at Dallas Baptist University, three programs at the University of Houston, and one program each at Texas A&M University, University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, Southern Methodist University, Texas Southern University and St. Edward’s University earned national ‘Top Ranked’ status—a distinction awarded to 107 programs in the nation for overall strong performance.