How U of I and LAS stacked up nationally
October 1, 2007
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National Universities: Top Public Schools
- University of California-Berkeley
- University of Virginia
- University of California-Los Angeles
- University of Michigan
- University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
- College of William and Mary
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- University of California-San Diego
LAS Graduate Programs Ranked in Top 25
U.S. News & World Report does not rank all graduate programs every year. The numbers below are based on the latest rankings for these programs.
Program/Specialization
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 10*
- Chemistry 7*
- Analytical 3
- Inorganic 6
- Organic 7
- Physical 6
- Theoretical 8
- English 19*
- American Literature after 1865 17*
- Literary Criticism & Theory 14*
- History 22*
- Mathematics 17*
- Algebraic Geometry 10*
- Discrete Mathematics & Combinations 9
- Logic 3
- Topology 15
- Microbiology 11*
- Political Science 22*
- Psychology 5*
- Clinical Psychology 8*
- Cognitive Psychology 6*
- Developmental Psychology 8
- Experimental Psychology 4
- Industrial and Organizational Psychology 5
- Social Psychology 10*
*Tied
U.S. News & World Report, 2008 Edition
Other Ranking Highlights
- The Princeton Review named the University of Illinois one of the nation's best value undergraduate institutions in 2008.
- The 2008 Washington Monthly College National Rankings lists the U of I as number 11 in the nation.
- In 2007, the Institute for Higher Education at Shanghai Jia Tong University ranked the U of I as the 26th best university in the world and the 19th best in the United States.
- The Academic Ranking of World Universities places the U of I as the 25th best university in the world.
- In 2006, PC Magazine ranked the U of I as the 6th "most connected, plugged-in, and high-tech campus in the country."
- In 2006, the Harvard Graduate School of Education cited the U of I as an "exemplary institution for faculty satisfaction" in the following categories: nature of work, policy effectiveness, work and family, and global satisfaction.
- Illinois ranks 17th in the Peace Corp's 2007 Top Universities and Colleges (large university category).
- In the United States and Puerto Rico, Illinois ranked 8th in the total number of PhDs awarded in 2006, according to Inside Higher Ed.
- New Mobility magazine ranks Illinois first among "disability-friendly colleges" in America.
For more:
The U of I Education and Social Science Library features a comprehensive list of publications and websites that rank undergraduate and graduate programs.
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