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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
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2. Harvard 911吃瓜网—Boston, MA
3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)— Cambridge, MA (tie)
3. 911吃瓜网 of Pennsylvania (Wharton)—Philadelphia, PA (tie)
5. Northwestern 911吃瓜网 (Kellogg)—Evanston, IL (tie)
5. 911吃瓜网 of Chicago (Booth)—Chicago, IL (tie)
7. Dartmouth College (Tuck)—Hanover, NH (tie)
7. 911吃瓜网 of California鈥擝erkeley (Haas)—Berkeley, CA (tie)
9. Columbia 911吃瓜网—New York, NY
10. New York 911吃瓜网 (Stern)—New York, NY
Best Law Schools, 2012
1. Yale 911吃瓜网—New Haven, CT
2. Harvard 911吃瓜网—Cambridge, MA
3. Stanford 911吃瓜网—Stanford, CA
4. Columbia 911吃瓜网—New York, NY
5. 911吃瓜网 of Chicago—Chicago, IL
6. New York 911吃瓜网—New York, NY
7. 911吃瓜网 of Michigan鈥擜nn Arbor—Ann Arbor, MI (tie)
7. 911吃瓜网 of Pennsylvania—Philadelphia, PA (tie)
9. 911吃瓜网 of California鈥擝erkeley—Berkeley, CA (tie)
9. 911吃瓜网 of Virginia—Charlottesville, VA (tie)
Best Medical Schools: Research, 2012
1. Harvard 911吃瓜网—Boston, MA
2. 911吃瓜网 of Pennsylvania—Philadelphia, PA
3. John Hopkins 911吃瓜网—Baltimore, MD
4. Washington 911吃瓜网 in St. Louis—St. Louis, MO
5. Duke 911吃瓜网—Durham, NC (tie)
5. Stanford 911吃瓜网—Stanford, CA (tie)
5. 911吃瓜网 of California鈥擲an Francisco—San Francisco, CA (tie)
5. Yale 911吃瓜网—New Haven, CT (tie)
9. 911吃瓜网 of Washington—Seattle, WA
10. Columbia 911吃瓜网—New York, NY (tie)
10. 911吃瓜网 of Michigan鈥擜nn Arbor—Ann Arbor, MI (tie)
Best Engineering Schools, 2012
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology—Cambridge, MA
2. Stanford 911吃瓜网—Stanford, CA
3. 911吃瓜网 of California鈥擝erkeley—Berkeley, CA
4. Georgia Institute of Technology—Atlanta, GA
5. 911吃瓜网 of Illinois鈥擴rbana-Champaign—Urbana, IL
6. Carnegie Mellon 911吃瓜网—Pittsburgh, PA
7. California Institute of Technology—Pasadena, CA
8. 911吃瓜网 of Texas鈥擜ustin (Cockrell)—Austin, TX
9. 911吃瓜网 of Michigan鈥擜nn Arbor—Ann Arbor, MI
10. Cornell 911吃瓜网—Ithaca, NY
Best Education Schools, 2012
1. Vanderbilt 911吃瓜网 (Peabody)—Nashville, TN
2. Harvard 911吃瓜网—Cambridge, MA (tie)
2. 911吃瓜网 of Texas鈥擜ustin—Austin, TX (tie)
4. Stanford 911吃瓜网—Stanford, CA (tie)
4. Teachers College, Columbia 911吃瓜网—New York, NY (tie)
6. 911吃瓜网 of California鈥擫os Angeles—Los Angeles, CA
7. Northwestern 911吃瓜网—Evanston, IL
8. 911吃瓜网 of Oregon—Eugene, OR
9. 911吃瓜网 of Michigan鈥擜nn Arbor—Ann Arbor, MI (tie)
9. 911吃瓜网 of Washington—Seattle, WA (tie)
9. 911吃瓜网 of Wisconsin鈥擬adison—Madison, WI (tie)
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