EricLA
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Please note i caught this on the men's side and knew it would be interest here. i also copied some of the OP's comments as well...
UConn was #27 last year. They are now tied for #19 along with University of Florida, University of Pittsburgh, and Texas A&M. This is UConn's 13th year in a row where they have been the best public university in New England.
BTW in the complete rankings which includes private schools UCONN is up to 58 (we were in the 60's last year). Rutgers dropped to 68 (they used to be ahead of us) and Tennessee is down at 101, firmly behind the Colorado School of Mines which i find amusing.
On the national list, Stanford is 5, Duke 10, Notre Dame 19, Georgetown 22. BCU and BU are both ahead of UCONN as is Maryland at 55 but we are right on their heels.
One other interesting thing to note, UMass-Amherst is no longer the second best public university in New England (the school that was first prior to UConn's current streak). It is now the University of Vermont. (Aside: If you've ever been there, it is absolutely beautiful.)
UConn's graduation rate in 2010 was 81% and the freshmen retention rate was 93%. These are among the highest in the nation.
You can find the whole list here: US News and World Report top 20 public universities
by the way when i clicked on the link, it took about 30 seconds to load which seems forever these days.
UConn was #27 last year. They are now tied for #19 along with University of Florida, University of Pittsburgh, and Texas A&M. This is UConn's 13th year in a row where they have been the best public university in New England.
BTW in the complete rankings which includes private schools UCONN is up to 58 (we were in the 60's last year). Rutgers dropped to 68 (they used to be ahead of us) and Tennessee is down at 101, firmly behind the Colorado School of Mines which i find amusing.
On the national list, Stanford is 5, Duke 10, Notre Dame 19, Georgetown 22. BCU and BU are both ahead of UCONN as is Maryland at 55 but we are right on their heels.
One other interesting thing to note, UMass-Amherst is no longer the second best public university in New England (the school that was first prior to UConn's current streak). It is now the University of Vermont. (Aside: If you've ever been there, it is absolutely beautiful.)
UConn's graduation rate in 2010 was 81% and the freshmen retention rate was 93%. These are among the highest in the nation.
You can find the whole list here: US News and World Report top 20 public universities
by the way when i clicked on the link, it took about 30 seconds to load which seems forever these days.