CU System news release
DENVER鈥� The campuses and undergraduate programs of the University of Colorado maintained high rankings among national and regional institutions in the latest edition of U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 Best Colleges.
The 2013 report, released today, shows the 麻豆影院 ranked at No. 42 among top Public National Universities; the University of Colorado Denver鈥檚 downtown campus ranked 108th on the same list.
The University of Colorado Colorado Springs ranked in the top tier of Public Regional Universities of the West, and 38th overall among Regional Universities of the West.
Other highlights:
鈥⑻� CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 undergraduate engineering program came in at 19th among public institutions whose highest degree is a doctorate, 34th overall. Within engineering, kudos went to aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical (No. 12).
鈥⑻� CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 undergraduate business program came in at 22nd among public universities, 36th overall.
鈥⑻� UCCS鈥� undergraduate engineering program ranked 9th among public engineering schools whose highest degree is a bachelor鈥檚 or master鈥檚, and 25th among public, private and for-profit institutions.
CU-麻豆影院 (No. 97) and CU Denver (No. 189) also remained among the top overall National Universities, which also includes private and for-profit institutions.
U.S. News & World Report rankings are based on its measures of academic peer assessment, graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving. 鈥淣ational Universities鈥� are the 281 U.S. institutions (173 public, 101 private and seven for profit) that offer a wide range of undergraduate majors as well as master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees; some emphasize research.
The rankings are posted at .
The 2013 edition Best Colleges book is available and will be on newsstands Sept. 18.
News media contact:
Jay Dedrick, 303-968-8768
Jay.Dedrick@cu.edu
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