Aug. 23, 2001
New Ranking Puts
'U' Among Nation's Elite Public Research
Universities
What: U ranks among top
three public research universities
When: Thursday, Aug.
23, 2001
Where: Top American Research
Universities, 2001 edition
Contacts: Steve Linders,
University News Service, (612) 626-7701
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL--The University
of Minnesota ranks third among the nation's
public research universities, according
to a new study by "The Center"
at the University of Florida.
"This is great news," said University
of Minnesota President Mark Yudof. "The
study affirms that we're on the right
track. Clearly, the University of Minnesota
is a world-class institution and is highly
competitive with the very top public universities
nationally. Minnesotans can be proud."
The report, The Top American Research Universities,
2001, ranks public and private universities
based on scoring within the top 25 on
nine measures, including the strength
of the faculty, research program and private
support. The University of Minnesota ranks
in the top 25 on eight of the nine measures.
The only other public research universities
that score as well as the University of
Minnesota in the study are the University
of Michigan and the University of California,
Berkeley, both of which also rank within
the top 25 on eight of nine measures.
Yudof pointed to the university's interdisciplinary
initiatives, such as genomics, new media
and digital technology; improvements in
the social sciences; the engineering departments;
alumni support; improvements in undergraduate
services; and the successful capital campaign.
These were all assets in the survey, Yudof
explained.
According to the university's Institutional
Research and Reporting Department, the
Florida study is more comprehensive and
sound than many other popular rankings.
"Unlike a lot of rankings which only
focus on undergraduate education or on
specific graduate programs, this survey
looks more broadly at all the things that
make a university strong," said Peter
Zetterberg, senior analyst, Institutional
Research and Reporting. "Because
the University of Minnesota is large with
strength in many areas, we fare well in
this new study."
The Top American Research Universities
report can be found on the Web at: http://thecenter.ufl.edu.
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