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UA in top tier of national universities
Gentry Lassiter
Issue date: 8/20/07 Section: News
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UA is in the top tier of national universities, according to US News and World Report.
The UA has returned to the top tier of national colleges and universities in the most recent edition of America's Best Colleges.
The 2008 report, published annually by US News and World Report, ranked the UA 124 among all national undergraduate institutions of higher education. The data from the report ranked the UA 62 among public universities in the U.S. Of the 262 national universities, 164 are public, according to the US News and Wolrd Report Web site.
Last year, the UA was ranked 125 overall, placing it in the third-tier category.
The US News and World Report rankings are important because they garner the most attention nationally, said Chancellor John A. White.
"Parents and prospective students consider America's best colleges first," he said. "This is a noteworthy distinction reserved for only the best 130 public and private institutions in the country," he said in a University Headlines release Friday.
"We're not going to see an impact this year because the students have already made their decisions (for fall enrollment)," White said. However, it will probably influence high school seniors this year, he said.
"There is also an impact with recruiting faculty," White said. Potential faculty members view the data presented by the report when considering employment at institutions, White said.
America's Best Colleges is an annual report by U.S. News and World Report that ranks the institutions of higher education in the U.S., according to the U.S. News and World Report Web site.
The report is based upon a tier system, and includes top tier, third tier, fourth tier and best buy schools, according to the U.S. News Web site.
It is based on seven categories, including a subjective evaluation by college officials from other universities that counts for 25 percent of the overall score, according to the Web site. The other categories include graduation and retention rate, faculty resources (such as class size), student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving.
The UA has returned to the top tier of national colleges and universities in the most recent edition of America's Best Colleges.
The 2008 report, published annually by US News and World Report, ranked the UA 124 among all national undergraduate institutions of higher education. The data from the report ranked the UA 62 among public universities in the U.S. Of the 262 national universities, 164 are public, according to the US News and Wolrd Report Web site.
Last year, the UA was ranked 125 overall, placing it in the third-tier category.
The US News and World Report rankings are important because they garner the most attention nationally, said Chancellor John A. White.
"Parents and prospective students consider America's best colleges first," he said. "This is a noteworthy distinction reserved for only the best 130 public and private institutions in the country," he said in a University Headlines release Friday.
"We're not going to see an impact this year because the students have already made their decisions (for fall enrollment)," White said. However, it will probably influence high school seniors this year, he said.
"There is also an impact with recruiting faculty," White said. Potential faculty members view the data presented by the report when considering employment at institutions, White said.
America's Best Colleges is an annual report by U.S. News and World Report that ranks the institutions of higher education in the U.S., according to the U.S. News and World Report Web site.
The report is based upon a tier system, and includes top tier, third tier, fourth tier and best buy schools, according to the U.S. News Web site.
It is based on seven categories, including a subjective evaluation by college officials from other universities that counts for 25 percent of the overall score, according to the Web site. The other categories include graduation and retention rate, faculty resources (such as class size), student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving.
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