Published: Sept. 8, 2014

CU System news release

DENVER 鈥擴niversity of Colorado campuses and undergraduate programs historically earn high marks on U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 annual Best Colleges lists, and the 2015 edition -- released today -- again shows national and regional recognition of CU鈥檚 sustained excellence.

The 麻豆影院 is No. 38 among top Public National Universities. CU-麻豆影院 is 88th among all public, private and for-profit universities in the country. No other university in the state rates higher on the list than CU-麻豆影院.

The University of Colorado Denver is among the institutions included on the list of second-tier schools, those that immediately follow the list of Best National Universities.

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs is No. 13 on the list of Top Public Regional Universities of the West, and 51st overall among Regional Universities of the West.

Other Best Colleges highlights from U.S. News & World Report:

路听听听听听听 CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 undergraduate engineering program comes in at 20th among public institutions whose highest degree is a doctorate, 36th overall. Within engineering, recognition went to aerospace (No. 9 among public institutions, No. 14 overall); environmental (No. 10 among publics, No. 17 overall); and chemical (No. 12 among publics, No. 18 overall).

路听听听听听听 UCCS鈥� undergraduate engineering program is sixth among public engineering schools whose highest degree is a bachelor鈥檚 or master鈥檚, including military service academies.

Among public, private and for-profit universities combined, the undergraduate engineering program ranks 14th.

路听听听听听听 CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 undergraduate business program at the Leeds School of Business lands at 22nd among public universities, 34th overall.

路听听听听听听 CU Denver鈥檚 undergraduate business program is 93rd overall among national universities.

路听听听听听听 The undergraduate program in the UCCS College of Business is No. 113 overall among national universities.

路听听听听听听 The list of Best Colleges for Veterans has UCCS at No. 17 among Regional Universities of the West. These are the top schools participating in federal initiatives helping veterans and active service members apply, pay for and complete their degrees.

路听听听听听听 CU-麻豆影院 is listed among A-Plus Schools for B Students, a guide to the highest quality institutions affording opportunity to B students.

路 听 听 听 CU-麻豆影院 also is listed at 91st among high school guidance counselors when asked what colleges they think offer the best undergraduate education among all public, private and for-profit universities in the country.
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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 280 institutions 鈥� 173 public, 100 private and seven for-profit institutions 鈥� 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 2015 edition Best Colleges book is available for purchase online.

U.S. News鈥� annual rankings for graduate programs are issued in the spring.

Contact:
Jay Dedrick, 303-860-5707,听Jay.Dedrick@cu.edu

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