Our hometown campus has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings as one of the top academic institutions in the country. Go ‘Cats!
The University of Arizona came in at number 46 in the 2019 Best Public Colleges category, which is 14 spots higher than it ranked last year. Out of all universities, including both public and private institutions, the UA ranked number 106, 18 spots higher than last year and the best ranking that the UA has achieved in almost 10 years.
UA President Robert Robbins commented on the ranking:
It is our intention to equip our students with the skills necessary to compete and contribute in the increasingly challenging global economy. We are stressing a student-centric approach that focuses greatly on the necessary humanistic and adaptive skills required to excel in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. We embrace this broad mission and will work tirelessly to advance our influence on behalf the students and the university. At the same time, we remain proud of our status as a land-grant university and a member of the Association of American Universities. The University of Arizona welcomed 31 percent of this year’s incoming freshman class as first-generation college students.
The UA also placed on other lists compiled by the U.S. News & World Report, including coming in number 97 on the Best Value Schools list and appearing on the list of A+ Schools for B Students.
The management information systems program at the UA Eller College of Management placed number one out of public universities. Out of public and private universities, the program placed third, only trailing behind MIT and Carnegie Mellon University.
The UA College of Engineering also popped up on the list, ending tied for 55th place overall, and 16th among public universities for doctoral programs.
U.S. World & News Report ranks colleges and universities annually based on 16 measures of academic quality. Find the full U.S. World & News Report rankings here.
This article appears in Sep 6-12, 2018.
All the more reason to be surprised that they continue to support a shady operation like the Koch funded Center for the Philosophy of Freedom (FC) and its new department (Dept. of Moral Sciences and Political Economy). In concert with the Templeton Foundation and other local and national ideologically driven conservative donors, the FC instituted a high school class in TUSD without following any of the TUSD conventions for doing so. Corrupt past leadership of TUSD? (Maybe.) Do the rules that “the commoners” have to follow apply to the FC? (Apparently not). And all without the benefit of the “Sunset Review” that is necessitated by UAs own rules….where is the accountability, and why is such a good school playing with such bad actors? As a proud alum, it kind of turns my stomach, despite their current rave reviews.
I am always overwhelmed by the confused denial, that money actually does make the world go round. It happens at every level. Without it, very little would be achieved, but with enough financed opposition we can choose to just sit still. At that point we soon start to roll backwards, ending up in a heap at the bottom of the hill.
That’s why I won’t give a nickel to UA Alumni…