U.S. News: Best Graduate History Programs (2005)

1. Yale University  
2. Princeton University  
2. University of California–Berkeley  
4. Harvard University  
4. Stanford University  
4. University of Chicago  
7. Columbia University  
7. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor  
9. Johns Hopkins University  
9. University of California–Los Angeles  
11. Cornell University  
11. University of Wisconsin–Madison  
13. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill  
13. University of Pennsylvania  
15. Brown University  
15. Duke University  
17. Northwestern University  
17. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick  
19. Indiana University–Bloomington  
19. University of Texas–Austin   Read more»

U.S. News: Best Graduate English Programs (2005)

1. Harvard University  
1. University of California–Berkeley  
1. Yale University  
4. Princeton University  
4. Stanford University  
6. Cornell University  
6. University of Chicago  
8. Columbia University  
8. Johns Hopkins University  
10. University of California–Los Angeles  
10. University of Pennsylvania  
12. Duke University   Read more»

Austin’s New Undergraduate Dean

Dean Paula Murray wants to improve the school’s reputation, diversity, and ethics offerings. Smaller classes and new required courses are some of the changes she has implemented:

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U.S. News: Best Graduate Economics Programs (2005)

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology  
1. University of Chicago  
3. Harvard University  
3. Princeton University  
3. Stanford University  
3. University of California–Berkeley  
7. Yale University  
8. Northwestern University  
9. University of Pennsylvania  
10. University of California–San Diego  
11. Columbia University  
11. University of California–Los Angeles   Read more»

U.S. News: Best Graduate Criminology Programs (2005)

1. University of Maryland–College Park  
2. SUNY–Albany  
3. University of Cincinnati  
4. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–Newark  
4. University of California–Irvine  
4. University of Missouri–St. Louis  
7. Michigan State University  
7. Pennsylvania State University–University Park  
9. University of Nebraska–Omaha  
9. University of Pennsylvania  
11. CUNY–John Jay College   Read more»

HG.org References Consus Law School Rankings

Prominent legal website, HG.org, has added The Consus Group’s rankings to its compilation of leading law school rankings:

The Consus Group (TCG) ranks the top 100 law school programs in the U.S. The scores are based on several factors: other published rankings, selectivity, salary, placement and yield. TCG also offer two other law school program rankings based solely on Published Rankings and Selectivity Rankings.

Source: HG.org

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U.S. News: Best Graduate Physics Programs (2008)

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology  
1. Stanford University  
3. California Institute of Technology  
3. Harvard University  
3. Princeton University  
3. University of California–Berkeley  
7. Cornell University  
8. University of Chicago  
8. University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign  
10. University of California–Santa Barbara  
11. Columbia University  
11. Yale University   Read more»

U.S. News: Best Graduate Math Programs (2008)

1. Princeton University  
2. Harvard University  
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology  
2. Stanford University  
2. University of California–Berkeley  
6. University of Chicago  
7. California Institute of Technology  
7. Yale University  
9. Columbia University  
9. New York University  
9. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor  
12. University of California–Los Angeles   Read more»

Kiplinger.com: Best Values in Public Colleges - In-State Rank (2008)

1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill  
2. University of Florida  
3. University of Virginia  
4. College of William and Mary  
5. New College of Florida  
6. SUNY Geneseo  
7. University of Georgia  
8. SUNY Binghamton  
9. University of Washington  
10. University of California, Los Angeles  
11. University of California, San Diego  
12. Georgia Institute of Technology   Read more»

U.S. News: Best Graduate Earth Sciences Programs (2006)

1. California Institute of Technology  
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology  
2. Stanford University  
4. University of California–Berkeley  
5. Columbia University  
5. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor  
7. Pennsylvania State University–University Park  
8. University of Arizona  
9. Harvard University  
9. University of Texas–Austin  
11. Princeton University  
11. University of California–Los Angeles   Read more»

U.S. News: Best Graduate Computer Science Programs (2008)

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology  
1. Stanford University  
1. University of California–Berkeley  
4. Carnegie Mellon University  
5. University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign  
6. Cornell University  
6. Princeton University  
6. University of Washington  
9. Georgia Institute of Technology  
9. University of Texas–Austin  
11. California Institute of Technology  
11. University of Wisconsin–Madison   Read more»

Kiplinger.com: Best Values in Private Colleges - Top 50 Liberal Arts Colleges (2008)

1. Swarthmore College  
2. Williams College  
3. Amherst College  
4. Wellesley College  
5. Pomona College  
6. Washington & Lee Univ.  
7. Bowdoin College  
8. College of the Holy Cross  
9. Davidson College  
10. Claremont McKenna College  
11. Bucknell Univ.  
12. Wheaton College   Read more»

U.S. News: Best Graduate Biological Sciences Programs (2007)

1. Stanford University  
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology  
2. University of California–Berkeley  
4. California Institute of Technology  
4. Harvard University  
6. Johns Hopkins University  
7. Rockefeller University  
7. Scripps Research Institute  
7. University of California–San Francisco  
7. Washington University in St. Louis  
7. Yale University  
12. Cornell University   Read more»

News: Pressure to Perform Keeps B-School Dean Turnover High

The Wall Street Journal has published an interesting article analyzing the reasons for high turnover rates among business school deans: Read more»

U.S. News: Best Graduate Library and Information Studies Programs (2006)

1. University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign  
1. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill  
3. Syracuse University  
4. University of Washington–Seattle  
5. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor  
6. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick  
7. Indiana University–Bloomington  
7. University of Pittsburgh  
7. University of Texas–Austin  
10. Florida State University  
11. Drexel University   Read more»

Education Index Incorporates Consus Legal Rankings

The Education Index has included The Consus Group’s legal rankings in its “Guide to the Top Ranked Law Schools”:

This site offers an explanation of its rankings on a page entitled Rankings Methodology. The Consus Group (TCG) ranks the top 100 law school programs in the U.S. The scores are based on several factors: other published rankings, selectivity, salary, placement and yield. TCG also offer two other law school program rankings based solely on Published Rankings and Selectivity Rankings.

Source: Education Index

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U.S. News: Best Medical Schools - Primary Care (2008)

1. University of Washington School of Medicine  
2. University of North Carolina School of Medicine  
2. Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine  
4. University of Colorado – Denver School of Medicine  
5. University of Vermont College of Medicine  
6. University of California – San Francisco School of Medicine  
7. Harvard Medical School  
7. Baylor College of Medicine  
7. The University of Iowa College of Medicine  
7. Medical School at the University of Minnesota   Read more»

Kiplinger.com: Best Values in Private Colleges - Top 50 Private Universities (2008)

1. Cal. Institute of Technology  
2. Yale  
3. Princeton  
4. MIT  
5. Rice  
6. Harvard  
7. Dartmouth College  
8. Duke  
9. Emory  
10. University of Pennsylvania  
11. University of Notre Dame  
12. Brown   Read more»

The Gourman Report: Leading Graduate Experimental Psychology (General) Programs (1993, 6th Edition)

1. University of Pennsylvania  
2. University of Michigan – Ann Arbor  
3. University of Minnesota – Twin Cities  
4. University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign  
5. University of California – San Diego (UCSD)  
6. Columbia University  
7. Yale University  
8. Cornell University  
9. University of Colorado – Boulder  
10. Brown University  
11. University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill  
12. University of Oregon – Eugene   Read more»

The Gourman Report: Leading Graduate Environmental Policy / Resource Management Programs (1993, 6th Edition)

1. University of California – Berkeley  
2. Indiana University – Bloomington  
3. Princeton University  
4. Duke University  
5. Pennsylvania State University – University Park  
6. University of Maryland – College Park  
7. University of Pennsylvania  
8. Michigan State University  
9. University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA)  
10. University of Michigan – Ann Arbor  
11. University of Wisconsin – Madison   Read more»

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