UCSD ranks at 35 on USNWR 2009!!!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - San Diego
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<p>Wow, UCSD jumps 3 spots from 38 to 35 in the just released US News and World Report on Best National Colleges 2009!!! I think it's safe to say that it definately would be considered in the top tier of UC's right behind Berkeley at 21 and UCLA at 25. (Both those schools stayed the same as last year by the way) The only other positive change was UC Riverside jumping 7 spots to #89 and a big decrease by UC Santa Cruz falling 17 spots from 79 to # 96! Irvine and Santa Barbara stayed the same at #44 and Davis fell 2 spots from 42 to tie with them at 44</p>

<p>FYI below the top 100 </p>

<p>School/08 Rank/09 Rank/Change</p>

<p>1 Harvard University (MA) 2 1 1
2 Princeton University (NJ) 1 2 -1
3 Yale University (CT) 3 3 0
4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 7 4 3
4 Stanford University (CA) 4 4 0
6 University of Pennsylvania 5 6 -1
6 California Institute of Technology 5 6 -1
8 Columbia University (NY) 9 8 1
8 University of Chicago 9 8 1
8 Duke University (NC) 8 8 0
11 Dartmouth College (NH) 11 11 0
12 Northwestern University (IL) 14 12 2
12 Washington University in St. Louis 12 12 0
14 Cornell University (NY) 12 14 -2
15 Johns Hopkins University (MD) 14 15 -1
16 Brown University (RI) 14 16 -2
17 Rice University (TX) 17 17 0
18 University of Notre Dame (IN) 19 18 1
18 Vanderbilt University (TN) 19 18 1
18 Emory University (GA) 17 18 -1
21 University of California—Berkeley * 21 21 0
22 Carnegie Mellon University (PA) 22 22 0
23 University of Virginia * 23 23 0
23 Georgetown University (DC) 23 23 0
25 University of California—Los Angeles * 25 25 0
26 University of Michigan—Ann Arbor * 25 26 -1
27 University of Southern California 27 27 0
28 Tufts University (MA) 28 28 0
29 Wake Forest University (NC) 30 29 1
30 University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill * 28 30 -2
31 Brandeis University (MA) 31 31 0
32 College of William and Mary (VA) * 33 32 1
33 New York University 34 33 1
34 Boston College 35 34 1
35 University of Wisconsin—Madison * 38 35 3
35 University of California—San Diego * 38 35 3
35 Georgia Institute of Technology * 35 35 0
35 University of Rochester (NY) 35 35 0
35 Lehigh University (PA) 31 35 -4
40 University of Illinois—Urbana - Champaign * 38 40 -2
41 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY) 44 41 3
41 University of Washington * 42 41 1
41 Case Western Reserve University (OH) 41 41 0
44 University of California—Irvine * 44 44 0
44 University of California—Santa Barbara * 44 44 0
44 University of California—Davis * 42 44 -2
47 Penn State University—University Park * 48 47 1
47 University of Texas—Austin * 44 47 -3
49 University of Florida * 49 49 0
50 Yeshiva University (NY) 52 50 2
51 University of Miami (FL) 52 51 1
51 Tulane University (LA) 50 51 -1
53 University of Maryland—College Park * 54 53 1
53 George Washington University (DC) 54 53 1
53 Syracuse University (NY) 50 53 -3
56 Ohio State University—Columbus * 57 56 1
56 Pepperdine University (CA) 54 56 -2
58 University of Pittsburgh * 59 58 1
58 University of Georgia * 59 58 1
60 Boston University 57 60 -3
61 University of Minnesota—Twin Cities * 71 61 10
61 Clemson University (SC) * 67 61 6
61 Fordham University (NY) 67 61 6
64 Texas A&M University—College Station * 62 64 -2
64 Rutgers—New Brunswick (NJ) * 59 64 -5
66 Miami University—Oxford (OH) * 67 66 1
66 Southern Methodist University (TX) 67 66 1
66 Purdue University—West Lafayette (IN) * 64 66 -2
66 University of Iowa * 64 66 -2
66 University of Connecticut * 64 66 -2
71 Indiana University—Bloomington * 75 71 4
71 Virginia Tech * 71 71 0
71 Michigan State University * 71 71 0
71 University of Delaware * 71 71 0
71 Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA) 62 71 -9
76 Baylor University (TX) 75 76 -1
77 SUNY—Binghamton * 82 77 5
77 Marquette University (WI) 82 77 5
77 University of Colorado—Boulder * 79 77 2
80 Clark University (MA) 91 80 11
80 St. Louis University 82 80 2
80 Colorado School of Mines* 75 80 -5
83 University of Alabama * 91 83 8
83 University of Tulsa (OK) 91 83 8
83 American University (DC) 85 83 2
83 SUNY College of Env. Science and Forestry * 85 83 2
83 North Carolina State University—Raleigh * 85 83 2
83 Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ) 75 83 -8
89 Drexel University (PA) 108 89 19
89 University of California—Riverside * 96 89 7
89 University of Vermont * 96 89 7
89 University of Nebraska—Lincoln * 91 89 2
89 Iowa State University * 85 89 -4
89 University of Kansas * 85 89 -4
89 University of Denver 85 89 -4
96 University of Arizona * 96 96 0
96 SUNY—Stony Brook * 96 96 0
96 Northeastern University (MA) 96 96 0
96 Auburn University (AL) * 96 96 0
96 University of Missouri—Columbia * 91 96 -5
96 University of California—Santa Cruz * 79 96 -17
102 Florida State University * 112 102 10
102 University of San Diego 107 102 5
102 University of Massachusetts—Amherst * 96 102 -6
102 Howard University (DC) 96 102 -6
102 Illinois Institute of Technology 96 102 -6</p>

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<p>haha, i'm slowly working my way up the ladder. </p>

<p>of course, this only leaves 7 potential schools for a postdoc ...</p>

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<p>Keep in mind that these ratings are ratings for the schools' graduate programs.</p>

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<p>actually it's for undergrad, hence the "best colleges 2009" title. USNWR also does a separate ranking system for graduate programs, usually sorted by department.</p>

<p>National</a> Universities Rankings - Best Colleges - Education - US News and World Report</p>

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<p>Good to hear.</p>

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<p>I wonder what the methodology of statistics was. Are there any other rankings that more or less corroborate the posted ones?</p>

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<p>although when you look at the "raw score" given to each school, SD has a score of 62, compared to a score of 58 that's held by the three uc's tied at 44. when you look at it this way, ucsd doesn't seem to be that much in front of those three. however, ucla has a raw score of 73 and berkeley with 77, so it depends on how you want to look at it.</p>

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<p>So... how, exactly, does this affect my education?</p>

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<p>^^^ My question exactly. You da man Slorg.</p>

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<p>it doesn't. it can affect your future career salary though.</p>

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<p>USNWR means a lot. Rankings = bragging rights.... more advantage for all of us</p>

<p>It is good to see UCSD moving up......yes....upward mobility. It is a sign that UCSD is improving for the good. </p>

<p>In terms of public school rankings:
1]University of California—Berkeley * 21 21 0
2]University of Virginia * 23 23 0
3]University of California—Los Angeles * 25 25 0
4]University of Michigan—Ann Arbor * 25 26 -1
5]University of Wisconsin—Madison * 38 35 3
*6]University of California—San Diego * 38 35 3
7]Georgia Institute of Technology * 35 35 0
8]University of Illinois—Urbana - Champaign * 38 40 -2
9]University of Washington * 42 41 1
1o]University of California—Irvine * 44 44 0
1o]University of California—Santa Barbara * 44 44 0
1o]University of California—Davis * 42 44 -2</p>

<p>I remembered when I first applied in 06, UCSD was at #5 with Cal & UCLA taking on #1 and #3 slot....hopefully when I graduate, it would be a top3 public uni. beating out Michigan's Ann Arbor and Wisconsin's Madison......competition is pretty neck and neck</p>

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<p>I'm glad to see us moving up, but our undergrad ranking is still nowhere close to our overall graduate/international ranking (at least in Shanghai). UCSD was also listed in the "up-and-coming colleges" section though, which is promising. </p>

<p>"haha, i'm slowly working my way up the ladder.
of course, this only leaves 7 potential schools for a postdoc ..."</p>

<p>I'm right there with you astrina. If I want to keep moving up the ladder it's basically Harvard postdoc or bust for me. I'm glad to see UCSD alums representing in the upper echelon universities!</p>

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<p>mrxalleycat - your list ain't all that accurate. you skipped a couple of public schools. we're tied for 7th and the ucd, uci and ucsb are tied for 12th. (i double checked, could still be wrong though)</p>