Five America East Schools Cited for Excellence by U.S. News and World Report
Five America East institutions are ranked among the top 110 national universities according to the U.S News and World Report America's Best College Guide annual survey released Thursday, August 20. Of the nation's Division I and Football Championship Subdivisions, only the Ivy League had more institutions in the top 110.
Boston University ranked tied for the 56th position, the highest rating for any of the nine America East institutions. Binghamton University (80, tie), University of Vermont (88, tie), Stony Brook University (96,, tie) and University of New Hampshire (110, tie) were others highly rated among the national universities.
"America East is proud to be well-represented among the top institutions in higher education," said Commissioner Patrick Nero. "We recognize the commitment of the Presidents and faculty who position our schools among the very best in the nation in undergraduate and graduate education, as well as research."
Binghamton (No. 37), Vermont (39), Stony Brook (43) and New Hampshire (55) rated among the subdivision of top public national universities.
To rank colleges and universities, U.S. News and World Report first assigns schools to a group of their peers, based on the basic categories developed by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in 2006. Those in the national universities group are the "262 American universities that offer a wide range of undergraduate majors as well as master's and doctoral degrees; many strongly emphasize research."
In each category, data on up to 15 indicators of academic quality are gathered from each school and tabulated. Schools are ranked within categories by their total weighted score.
UMBC (No. 1) and Vermont (No. 10) were also named the top "up-and-coming" universities by the same publication.
Boston University ranked tied for the 56th position, the highest rating for any of the nine America East institutions. Binghamton University (80, tie), University of Vermont (88, tie), Stony Brook University (96,, tie) and University of New Hampshire (110, tie) were others highly rated among the national universities.
"America East is proud to be well-represented among the top institutions in higher education," said Commissioner Patrick Nero. "We recognize the commitment of the Presidents and faculty who position our schools among the very best in the nation in undergraduate and graduate education, as well as research."
Binghamton (No. 37), Vermont (39), Stony Brook (43) and New Hampshire (55) rated among the subdivision of top public national universities.
To rank colleges and universities, U.S. News and World Report first assigns schools to a group of their peers, based on the basic categories developed by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in 2006. Those in the national universities group are the "262 American universities that offer a wide range of undergraduate majors as well as master's and doctoral degrees; many strongly emphasize research."
In each category, data on up to 15 indicators of academic quality are gathered from each school and tabulated. Schools are ranked within categories by their total weighted score.
UMBC (No. 1) and Vermont (No. 10) were also named the top "up-and-coming" universities by the same publication.
