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University of Massachusetts Rated One of the Best Universities in the World by Times of London

September 16, 2010
by Office of Communications
University of Massachusetts only New England public university to make “gold standard” list

The University of Massachusetts was rated as one of the best universities in the world in the 2010 World University Rankings released today by the Times of London newspaper – the only public university in New England to make the prestigious list.

UMass ranked 56th in the Times of London’s Top 200, which the newspaper describes as “the gold standard for world-class research institutions.”

In announcing this year’s World University Rankings, Times Higher Education editor Ann Mroz said: “We would like to congratulate the University of Massachusetts for its performance in this year’s rigorous rankings. Being ranked 56 in the world top 200 is an impressive achievement. The top 200 universities in the world represent only a tiny fraction of world higher education and any institution that makes it into this table is truly world class.”

In this year’s World University Rankings, the University of Massachusetts:

• Is the only public university in New England to make the Top 200

• Ranks fourth in Massachusetts (behind Harvard, MIT and Tufts), and sixth in New England (after Harvard, MIT, Yale, Tufts and Brown)

• Is the 14th highest-rated American public university and is the 33rd highest-rated American institution public or private

Just goes to show you what I said in my previous post.  UMass is BOSS!

Missing School

 

  A great university in a beautiful setting with a distinguished faculty.  Many of the professors and graduate students are involved in leading edge research in a number of diverse fields. Real strong in the sciences and a leader in environmental study.  I met a lot of hard working kids carrying full class loads and holding down a job (or two) so next time someone says this generation of kids

is lazy I beg to differ.  I'm proud to call UMass/Boston my alma mater.

    The scenery is spectacular and not just the ocean views, but the thousands of lovely women that go there, especially those first warm days of spring when the flowers shed their bulky coats and sweatshirts to absorb the warmth of the sun's rays and the "buds bloom" after a long, cold winter.  Truly a phenomena not to be missed.