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Columns::September 23, 2002
New athlete academic center named for Rankin Smith Sr.
Administration building atrium named for business, civic leader
Historian to present Charter Lecture about 1904 ‘childnapping’ incident
Rolling out the welcome mat
Skin deep
Avian Medicine Professor Emeritus George ‘Buck’ Rowland dies at 64
Prof’s research is full of personality
Update: Private Giving
Kudos
The idea of change
One year later
Good to the last drop
Campus News
UGA again named one of America’s top public universities
By Chuck Toney
ctoney@uga.edu
The University of Georgia has again been named one of America’s top 20 public universities by U.S. News and World Report,
which annually ranks colleges and universities. UGA is tied for 18th--the same position it held in the 2002 rankings--with the University of Maryland at College Park.
“The fact that U.S. News has again recognized the University of Georgia as one of the best public universities in America is very encouraging,” says President Michael F. Adams. “And it’s true--this is one of America’s best public universities. We are attracting and educating some of the best students in the country. We are creating new knowledge and addressing the problems of society through research. And we are serving the people of Georgia and this country in new and exciting ways.”
UGA has risen eight spots in the ranking in the past five years, from 26th in 1999 to 18th in 2002 and 2003. In the 2003 list, UGA is ranked ahead of Purdue, the University of Minnesota, Ohio State and Indiana University, among others.
UGA also is ranked 27th among the “Great Schools at Great Prices,” a ranking which includes only those schools in the top half of their categories. “We believe the most significant values are among colleges that are above average academically,” the editors write.
The Terry College of Business is tied for 25th in the “Best Business Programs” list, climbing five spots from the 2002 ranking. The insurance/risk management program is tied for third. “We are pleased to see the Terry College again move up in the rankings,” says Dean P. George Benson. “And with our recent shift to become an upper-division undergraduate program that enrolls only third- and fourth-year students, the quality of the undergraduate experience for our students and faculty will only get better.”
U.S. News and World Report bases its annual ranking on several factors, including academic reputation, student retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, alumni giving and graduation rates. The rankings are available online at www.usnews.com/usnews/home.htm. The newsstand book America’s Best Colleges and the Sept. 23 issue of the magazine contain rankings information and articles on higher education. The magazine ranks public and private national universities with doctoral programs. UGA is ranked with other public universities with doctoral programs.
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