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Rankings
Illinois State University was ranked 160th among national universities in the 2012 U.S. News rankings.[1] U.S. News also ranked ISU 85th of public schools nationwide. Among public universities in Illinois, only two schools, both from the University of Illinois system, ranked higher.[2]
The Washington Monthly, which rates schools based on their contribution the public good, ranked ISU the 208th best national university based on the school's social mobility, research, and service in their 2011 report.[3]
In January 2011, Kiplinger's Personal Finance named ISU to its annual list of the 100 best values in public colleges. This was the seventh straight year that ISU was included in the list, and it was one of only two universities in Illinois to receive the honor, the other being the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. [4]
ISU's individual colleges have been the subject of nationwide attention. U.S. News ranked the university's College of Education as the #84 graduate education program in the country in its 2013 report.[5] College of Business in particular has received recognition for its achievements. Bloomberg Businessweek recognized ISU as having one of the top undergraduate business schools in 2011, ranking it 93rd in the nation. Academic subjects at ISU that ranked particularly high included quantitative methods and ethics, which ranked 25th and 31st, respectively. [6] The College of Business' individual programs have also received recognition. Risk Management magazine recognized ISU as the third-largest producer of Risk Management and Insurance graduates in the nation, behind only Temple University and the University of Georgia.[7] The University Sales Education Foundation, a non-profit organization established to promote university programs in sales, named ISU one of the nation's top sales education universities in its 2011 Annual.[8]
References
- ^ "Illinois State University | Best College | US News". US News & World Report. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ "Top Public Schools | Rankings | Top National Universities | US News". US News & World Report. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ "National University Rankings 2011 | Washington Monthly". Washington Monthly. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ "Illinois State makes Kiplinger's list". Report (The Illinois State University Faculty-Staff Newsletter. January 11, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ "Illinois State University | Overall Rankings | Best College | US News". US News & World Report. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ "Top Undergraduate Business Schools by Specialty - Businessweek". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ Holbrook, Emily. "RIMS | Risk Management Magazine". Risk and Insurance Management Society. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ "Sales Education Annual" (PDF). Sales Education Foundation. Retrieved 16 March 2012.