CU System news release
University of Colorado graduate programs hold dozens of spots in the latest annual rankings from U.S. News & World Report, whose survey spotlights excellence in higher education across the country.
All four CU campuses are recognized for research and teaching achievement in the fields of health care, engineering, law, education and business.
Below is a sampling of CU鈥檚 rankings from the 2016 edition of听听(U.S. News Media Group), as made available in advance by U.S. News (full lists available on March 10). Some rankings include ties with other institutions:
麻豆影院
- No. 1:听CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 atomic/molecular/optical physics program maintains the top spot nationally.
- Top 10:听Other CU-麻豆影院 programs ranking in the top 10 are environmental law (fifth), ceramics (eighth), quantum physics (eighth), geology (ninth), physical chemistry (ninth) and aerospace engineering (10th).
- Another 28听CU-麻豆影院 schools and programs hold places on the national rankings within their fields: chemical engineering (16), education policy (16), clinical psychology (18), environmental engineering (18), physics (18), civil engineering (21), earth sciences (23), chemistry (24), speech-language pathology (25), audiology (27) School of Education (29), biological sciences (30), psychology (30), College of Engineering and Applied Science (34), mechanical engineering (35), electrical engineering (37), computer engineering (38), computer science (40), Law School (40), political science (45), mathematics (46), sociology (46),听English (50), history (50), Leeds School of Business (52 for part-time MBA schools), economics (53), fine arts (53) and the Leeds School of Business (86). Not all disciplines are ranked by the publication.
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
School of Medicine
- Top 10:听The school ranks eighth nationally for primary care, with the specialties of pediatrics (fifth) and family medicine (seventh) also ranking high. The physician assistant program ranks fifth.
- The School of Medicine ranks 35th overall for research.
College of Nursing
- Top 10:听The online nursing degree ranks fifth.
- The nursing master鈥檚 degree is 30th.
University of Colorado Denver
- Top 10:听The online criminal justice program ranks ninth.
- Other schools and programs ranking: health care management (two spots: 18th, in partnership with the Network for Healthcare Management; and 23rd), School of Public Affairs (29), Department of Integrative Biology (Biological Sciences Ph.D. program) (75), the Business School鈥檚 part-time MBA program (91) and the School of Education and Human Development (96).
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
- Top 20:听The online engineering degree ranks 20th.
- Also ranking are the online business MBA (40), nursing master鈥檚 degree (75) and part-time MBA (130).
Rankings are based on two types of data: expert opinions about program quality, and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school's faculty, research and students. These data come from surveys of more than 1,900 programs and more than 13,700 academics and professionals. The publication aims to provide a tool to students and parents who are comparing college programs at accredited public and private universities in the United States.
The 2016 Best Graduate Schools includes rankings in five of the largest professional graduate school disciplines (,听,听,听, and听), as well as part-time MBA and part-time law school programs. For the first time, U.S. News also is ranking master's programs in nursing based on both statistical and reputational data.听 Detailed statistical data collected about each nursing school will be displayed on searchable directory pages on usnews.com, as well as in the "Best Graduate Schools 2016" print guidebook, on sale at newsstands on April 7.
Contact:听Jay Dedrick,听303-860-5707,听JayDedrick@cu.edu