Sep 15, 2009Top University News

Buffeted by Budget Storms, U.Va. Holds Steady in U.S. News Rankings

by UVaToday

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The University of Virginia continues its strong showing in the annual rankings of America’s Best Colleges published today by U.S. News & World Report magazine.

U.Va. remains tied – this year with the University of California-Los Angeles – for second among all public universities and is tied for 24th among all universities, both public and private. Both Harvard (tied with Princeton) and the University of California-Berkeley retained their No. 1 rankings as best overall national university and best public university.

The University has ranked either first or second among publics since 1992 and has ranked among the top 25 nationally since the first U.S. News rankings came out in 1988.

In addition, the University once again made the “Great Schools, Great Prices” list, ranking 23rd. This is a reflection of high academic quality relative to the cost of attendance.

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