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Washington Monthly has once again recognized Penn State for its ability to prepare students to be valuable citizens. The University is ranked No. 7 in the publication's 2009 College Guide and Rankings.
Washington Monthly is a political, inside-the beltway publication that prioritizes its annual rankings based not only on what institutions do for their students but also what they do for the nation, based on criteria including social mobility, research and service. Topping the list were three University of California schools -- Berkeley, at No. 1, followed by U.C. San Diego (No. 2) and UCLA (No. 3). Stanford, also in California, ranked No. 4, followed by Texas A&M University and South Carolina State University.
Rather than recognizing a college or university for mastery in just one area, as many traditional rankings programs tend to do, Washington Monthly's rankings reflect excellence in a full breadth of classifications.
"Higher education isn't something that only 17-year-olds and their parents need to worry about," wrote the editors of the Washington Monthly guide. "In the information age, we all depend on colleges and universities to produce groundbreaking research and new inventions, to serve as engines of social mobility for first-generation college students, and to mold the minds of future leaders. And we all pay for it -- colleges receive enormous amounts of public money through direct subsidies and tax breaks every year. In other words, we need more than just good college rankings for prospective students -- we need good college rankings for everyone else.
"In our eyes, America's best colleges are those that work hardest to help economically disadvantaged students earn the credentials that the job market demands," the authors continued. "They're the institutions that contribute new scientific discoveries and highly trained Ph.D.s. They're the colleges that emphasize the obligations students have to serve their communities and the nation at large."
The rest of the Big Ten also fared well in Washington Monthly's rankings. Following Penn State were University of Michigan, ranked No. 18; Ohio State University, No. 20; University of Illinois, No. 24; University of Wisconsin, No. 30; Michigan State University, No. 34; Northwestern University, No. 39; Purdue University, No. 48; University of Minnesota, No. 50; University of Iowa, No. 64; and Indiana University, No. 83.
Nine other Pennsylvania schools also made the list, although only four made the top 100: University of Pittsburgh, ranked No. 43; University of Pennsylvania, No. 59; Carnegie Mellon University, No. 75; and Widener University, No. 85.
For more information about the rankings, go to http://washingtonmonthly.com
Source: Penn State Live
Washington Monthly is a political, inside-the beltway publication that prioritizes its annual rankings based not only on what institutions do for their students but also what they do for the nation, based on criteria including social mobility, research and service. Topping the list were three University of California schools -- Berkeley, at No. 1, followed by U.C. San Diego (No. 2) and UCLA (No. 3). Stanford, also in California, ranked No. 4, followed by Texas A&M University and South Carolina State University.
Rather than recognizing a college or university for mastery in just one area, as many traditional rankings programs tend to do, Washington Monthly's rankings reflect excellence in a full breadth of classifications.
"Higher education isn't something that only 17-year-olds and their parents need to worry about," wrote the editors of the Washington Monthly guide. "In the information age, we all depend on colleges and universities to produce groundbreaking research and new inventions, to serve as engines of social mobility for first-generation college students, and to mold the minds of future leaders. And we all pay for it -- colleges receive enormous amounts of public money through direct subsidies and tax breaks every year. In other words, we need more than just good college rankings for prospective students -- we need good college rankings for everyone else.
"In our eyes, America's best colleges are those that work hardest to help economically disadvantaged students earn the credentials that the job market demands," the authors continued. "They're the institutions that contribute new scientific discoveries and highly trained Ph.D.s. They're the colleges that emphasize the obligations students have to serve their communities and the nation at large."
The rest of the Big Ten also fared well in Washington Monthly's rankings. Following Penn State were University of Michigan, ranked No. 18; Ohio State University, No. 20; University of Illinois, No. 24; University of Wisconsin, No. 30; Michigan State University, No. 34; Northwestern University, No. 39; Purdue University, No. 48; University of Minnesota, No. 50; University of Iowa, No. 64; and Indiana University, No. 83.
Nine other Pennsylvania schools also made the list, although only four made the top 100: University of Pittsburgh, ranked No. 43; University of Pennsylvania, No. 59; Carnegie Mellon University, No. 75; and Widener University, No. 85.
For more information about the rankings, go to http://washingtonmonthly.com
Source: Penn State Live