Graduate school rankings released

U.S. News and World Report magazine ranked 12 of IU's graduate programs among the top 25 in the country in its new edition of "Best Graduate Schools 2001-2001."\nUniversity spokeswoman Susan Dillman said the University is pleased with the results, but said rankings can offer limited views of programs.\n"It's always good news to be ranked well, but it's sort of a mixed blessing," she said. "Basically, all we have is a snapshot of a lot of people's subjective view of the University, but that being said, of course we're pleased." \nIU's highest ranked graduate program was the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, which placed above Princeton University for the No. 3 spot. Harvard University and Syracuse University tied for first place.\n"The fact that we are on par with schools like Harvard and Syracuse, which are twice our age and have substantially larger private endowments, testifies, we believe, to the strength of our academic programs and the success we've had in accomplishing our mission of teaching, research and service in an increasingly competitive environment," SPEA Dean Astrid Merget said in a press release. \nThe School of Education was the University's second-highest ranked school, placing 15th. Seven of the school's nine programs were ranked in the report's top 10.\nThe Kelley School of Business' Masters of Business Administration program was ranked 20th in the nation. A number of College of Arts and Sciences programs were ranked in the top 25, including English, political science, psychology, political science, sociology and history. \nOnly five other universities had more doctoral programs ranked in the top 25. Programs in the sciences were not evaluated this year.\nIU President Myles Brand said he was proud of all of the programs recognized in the report.\n"My congratulations go out to to all of the fine programs which were recognized by U.S. News and World Report," Brand said in a press release. "We know our faculty, students and staff strive for and achieve excellence every day. It is good when others recognize that as well"