Friday, April 5, 2002

Rochester Ranked 6th in Atomic/Molecular/Optical/Plasma (AMO/Plasma) in 2002 US News Survey

* Rochester graduate programs rated in latest U.S. New & World Report rankings Several graduate programs at the University are among the best in the country, according to newly ranked listings released today by U.S. News & World Report. Among the Rochester highlights in the new-for-2002 rankings are: School of Medicine and Dentistry -- ranked 7th among the top primary care programs; ranked 28th among research programs; The William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration -- ranked 23rd; The specialty of atomic/molecular/optical/plasma physics -- 6th. For a full listing, visit the magazine's Web site at http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/rankindex.htm

Physics Specialties: Atomic/Molecular/Optical/Plasma (Ranked in 2002*)

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)
2. University of Colorado, Boulder
3. Stanford University (CA)
4. Harvard University (MA)
5. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
6. University of Rochester (NY)
7. University of California, Berkeley
8. University of Texas, Austin
9. California Institute of Technology
10. Princeton University (NJ)
11. University of Washiongton
12. University of Arizona
13. University of California, Los Angeles
14. Georgia Institute of Technology
Kansas State University
Rice University
University of Maryland, College Park
Univrsity of Virginia

Rochester is shown in all the following categories in the 2002 listings (some of the ranking were not updated in 2002):

Music, Overall (1997) - 1, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/arts/premium/music.php

Music Composition(1997) - 1, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/arts/premium/mussp1.php

Music Conducting (1997) - 2, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/arts/premium/mussp2.php

Music Jazz (1997) - 2, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/arts/premium/mussp3.php

Music Orchestra/Symphony (1997) - 2, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/arts/premium/mussp5.php

Music Piano/Organ/Keyboard (1997) - 2, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/arts/premium/mussp6.php

Music Opera/voice (1997) - 4, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/arts/premium/mussp4.php

Atomic/molecular/optical/plasma physics (2002) -- 6, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/phdsci/premium/physp3.php

Primary Care Medicine (2002)-- 7, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/med/premium/main/mdprank.php

Macroeconomics (2001) --8, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/phdhum/premium/ecosp2.php

Poltical Science (2001)-- 11, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/phdhum/premium/polisc.php

Political Science (American, 2001) --11, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/phdhum/premium/polsp2.php

International Economics (2001)-- 11, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/phdhum/premium/ecosp4.php

Microeconomics (2001) -- 13, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/phdhum/premium/ecosp1.php

Economics (2001) -- 14, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/phdhum/premium/econ.php

National Universities Best Value--19 see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/dollars/rankings/bvnatudoc/bvnatudoc.htm

Business School (Simon, 2002) --23, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/phdhum/premium/ecosp1.php
37 in 2003: See http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/mba/brief/mbarank_brief.php

Medical Research (2002)-- 28, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/med/premium/main/mdrrank.php

Physics and Astronomy (2002) -- 32, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/phdsci/premium/phy.php

Overal U of R :(Among Top 50 National Universities with Doctoral Prorgrams) -- 36, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/natudoc/tier1/t1natudoc.htm

Clinical Psychology (2001) --36, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/hea/premium/clipsy.php

Nursing (2000)--36, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/hea/premium/nursin.php

Computer Science (2002)--42 see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/phdsci/premium/com.php

Chemistry (2002) -- 47, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/phdsci/premium/che.php

English (2001) -- 54, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/phdhum/premium/eglish.php

Mathematics (2002) --60, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/phdsci/premium/mat.php

Biology (2002) --60, see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/phdsci/premium/bio.php

Engineering Overall - 63, in 2002. see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/engineering/phd/topprogs_withphd.htm
Engineering overall -44 in 2003. See: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/eng/brief/engrank_brief.php

Article submitted by:
Arie Bodek
4/5/02; 11:57:48 AM

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