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Release date: Aug. 22, 2003 Emory Ranked 18th By U.S. News & World Report
"We continue to attract some of the finest students in the country, and we are glad to be recognized as one of the nation's top teaching and research institutions," says Howard O. Hunter, interim provost. Emory's rankings on the survey's components included a substantial increase in its student selectivity rank, moving from 20th last year to 15th. Other components included a 4.1 out of 5 in academic reputation, eighth in faculty resources, 14th in overall financial resources, 25th in graduation and retention, and 26th in alumni giving. The faculty resources rank (20 percent of the final score) is an indicator that is mainly derived from faculty compensation and average class size. At eighth place, Emory tied with Yale, and had a higher rank in this area than Massachusetts Institute of Technology (11), Stanford (14) and several other highly ranked universities. Unlike the national university rankings, the magazine's business program rankings are based solely on a survey U.S. News conducts of deans and senior faculty at business schools. "We've been working for a long time not only to improve our internal quality measures but also to enhance our external visibility," says Andrea Hershatter, assistant dean and director of the undergraduate business program. Tom Robertson, dean of Goizueta, added that he is "very pleased that the substance for which we stand is being recognized." The rankings will be in the Sept. 1 issue of the magazine, which will appear on newsstands Monday, Aug. 25 and at www.usnews.com. This year the magazine will continue its list of schools that offer the best value, in which universities are ranked based on both the net cost of attendance and the school's academic quality. Results of those rankings will be available online at www.usnews.com and in the Sept. 8 edition of U.S. News, on newsstands Sept. 1. ###
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