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U.S. News Best Graduate Schools 2012
The U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings for 2012 were released online March 15, 2011. Highlights of the rankings will be available in the 22nd annual print edition of the popular guide for potential graduate students on April 5, 2011 while the most comprehensive version of Best Graduate Schools 2012 will be available online only through the new
One year of complete web access is $19.95 while one year of web access with the accompanying Best Graduate Schools guidebook will be $24.95. U.S. News claims that the 2012 edition is its most extensive consumer guide to-date with new web design, enhanced navigation and premium research and comparison tools.
U.S. News Best Graduate Schools 2012 Rankings Changes
According to a U.S. News Media Group issued on March 15, 2011, changes were made to the 2012 Best Graduate Schools and presentation from previous years.
The calculation for employment rates used in the law school rankings was modified, and in response to interest from readers and law schools in knowing where more law schools rank, the list of numerically ranked law schools was extended from the top 100 to the top three-quarters of all law schools. Law schools falling in the lowest 25% are listed alphabetically as 鈥淩ank Not Published.鈥�
In the ranking of research-focused medical schools, the weighting of National Institutes of Health grants awarded and of grants per faculty member was equalized so that each now accounts for 15% of the overall score.
Top Graduate Programs in U.S.
A useful tool to help prospective grad students be mindful of significant changes being made at graduate programs nationwide, U.S. News Best Graduate Schools 2012 ranks the nation鈥檚 top programs in business, law, medicine, engineering, education and numerous other specialties. The top 10 programs of each main discipline are listed below.
Best Business Schools, 2012
1. Stanford 麻豆网—Stanford, CA
2. Harvard 麻豆网—Boston, MA
3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)— Cambridge, MA (tie)
3. 麻豆网 of Pennsylvania (Wharton)—Philadelphia, PA (tie)
5. Northwestern 麻豆网 (Kellogg)—Evanston, IL (tie)
5. 麻豆网 of Chicago (Booth)—Chicago, IL (tie)
7. Dartmouth College (Tuck)—Hanover, NH (tie)
7. 麻豆网 of California鈥擝erkeley (Haas)—Berkeley, CA (tie)
9. Columbia 麻豆网—New York, NY
10. New York 麻豆网 (Stern)—New York, NY
Best Law Schools, 2012
1. Yale 麻豆网—New Haven, CT
2. Harvard 麻豆网—Cambridge, MA
3. Stanford 麻豆网—Stanford, CA
4. Columbia 麻豆网—New York, NY
5. 麻豆网 of Chicago—Chicago, IL
6. New York 麻豆网—New York, NY
7. 麻豆网 of Michigan鈥擜nn Arbor—Ann Arbor, MI (tie)
7. 麻豆网 of Pennsylvania—Philadelphia, PA (tie)
9. 麻豆网 of California鈥擝erkeley—Berkeley, CA (tie)
9. 麻豆网 of Virginia—Charlottesville, VA (tie)
Best Medical Schools: Research, 2012
1. Harvard 麻豆网—Boston, MA
2. 麻豆网 of Pennsylvania—Philadelphia, PA
3. John Hopkins 麻豆网—Baltimore, MD
4. Washington 麻豆网 in St. Louis—St. Louis, MO
5. Duke 麻豆网—Durham, NC (tie)
5. Stanford 麻豆网—Stanford, CA (tie)
5. 麻豆网 of California鈥擲an Francisco—San Francisco, CA (tie)
5. Yale 麻豆网—New Haven, CT (tie)
9. 麻豆网 of Washington—Seattle, WA
10. Columbia 麻豆网—New York, NY (tie)
10. 麻豆网 of Michigan鈥擜nn Arbor—Ann Arbor, MI (tie)
Best Engineering Schools, 2012
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology—Cambridge, MA
2. Stanford 麻豆网—Stanford, CA
3. 麻豆网 of California鈥擝erkeley—Berkeley, CA
4. Georgia Institute of Technology—Atlanta, GA
5. 麻豆网 of Illinois鈥擴rbana-Champaign—Urbana, IL
6. Carnegie Mellon 麻豆网—Pittsburgh, PA
7. California Institute of Technology—Pasadena, CA
8. 麻豆网 of Texas鈥擜ustin (Cockrell)—Austin, TX
9. 麻豆网 of Michigan鈥擜nn Arbor—Ann Arbor, MI
10. Cornell 麻豆网—Ithaca, NY
Best Education Schools, 2012
1. Vanderbilt 麻豆网 (Peabody)—Nashville, TN
2. Harvard 麻豆网—Cambridge, MA (tie)
2. 麻豆网 of Texas鈥擜ustin—Austin, TX (tie)
4. Stanford 麻豆网—Stanford, CA (tie)
4. Teachers College, Columbia 麻豆网—New York, NY (tie)
6. 麻豆网 of California鈥擫os Angeles—Los Angeles, CA
7. Northwestern 麻豆网—Evanston, IL
8. 麻豆网 of Oregon—Eugene, OR
9. 麻豆网 of Michigan鈥擜nn Arbor—Ann Arbor, MI (tie)
9. 麻豆网 of Washington—Seattle, WA (tie)
9. 麻豆网 of Wisconsin鈥擬adison—Madison, WI (tie)
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