rankings

June 1, 2007

Winning streaks

The UW has the top primary care medical school and the top nursing school in the country, according to annual rankings of graduate and professional programs provided by U.S. News & World Report.


December 1, 2006

Head of the class

Late-summer rankings from three magazines all listed the University of Washington as one of the best in the country—or the world.


September 1, 2006

Top 10 again

For the fourth consecutive year, the UW Medical Center ranks among the top-10 hospitals in the nation. U.S. News & World Report’s 2006 guide to America’s Best Hospitals rated UWMC 10th, the magazine announced July 10.


June 1, 2002

Med School tops list

The University of Washington has the top primary-care medical school in the nation, according to the 2002 U.S. News & World Report annual rankings of graduate programs and professional schools.


June 1, 2001

41 in the top 10

The University of Washington is No. 1 among primary-care medical schools and nursing schools in the U.S. News & World Report annual rankings of graduate programs and professional schools.


June 1, 1997

18 UW programs get top ranking in U.S. News survey

The University of Washington School of Medicine claimed three No. 1 rankings in the U.S. News & World Report annual survey of graduate programs and professional schools.


December 1, 1996

UW undergrad education ranks 10th among public universities

U.S. News & World Report put the University of Washington 10th among all public universities.


December 1, 1995

UW ranks 16th nationally in quality of doctoral programs

A study by the National Research Council recently ranked graduate programs at the University of Washington 16th in the country among 274 universities whose programs were evaluated.


June 1, 1994

Top-10 programs

Four UW graduate programs are in the top 10 in their respective fields, according to a U.S. News and World Report survey published March 21.


December 1, 1993

UW earns an A+

The results of the accreditation process, held every 10 years, earned the UW the equivalent of an A+.


December 1, 1992

Rankings don't lie

We just can't help reading those "Top Ten" lists, particularly when the reports reflect favorably on the UW.


March 1, 1991

Tuition to rise

Following a formula mandated by the state, undergraduate, in-state tuition at the University of Washington was set to rise 11.5 percent to $2,178 a year.