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from the issue of August 23, 2007
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UNL climbs in U.S. News top 50 list
BY KELLY BARTLING, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS
For the fourth straight year, UNL has made U.S. News and World Report's annual America's Best Colleges Top 50 list for public national universities, moving up several positions in the rankings.
Showing improvement in seven of 12 key categories, UNL was tied with four other universities at 91st place overall in the magazine's "Best National Universities" list. Among public national universities, UNL is tied with two other universities at 42nd. Last year, UNL was 98th among Best National Universities and 46th among the public universities. The 2008 rankings were released Aug. 17.
Harvey Perlman, UNL chancellor, said the rankings, although controversial, do provide data on key indicators of student success, including student retention, graduation rates, and the overall quality of incoming students judged by ACT scores. The annual rankings provide an opportunity for the university to review key indicators of student success and cause awareness about data that can be significant.
"What struck me this year, is that among the Top 50 Public National Universities, only 30 states are on that list, offering their state's citizens access to their institution with affordable, in-state tuition," Perlman said. "Of the 25 states ranking higher than UNL, only four offer tuition lower than Nebraska. This is a remarkable value and quality proposition for Nebraskans."
For more information on the report, go online to www.usnews.com.
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