U.S. News & World Report names Baylor among top graduate schools_61404

Posted: 6/11/04

U.S. News & World Report names
Baylor among top graduate schools

By Mary Crouch

Texas Baptist Communications

U.S. News and World Report magazine has named Baylor University's graduate schools among the nation's best.

Baylor Law ranked 50th overall, and is joined by two other Texas schools, Southern Methodist University and the University of Texas at Austin, in the top 50. Within the law school, Baylor's trial advocacy program placed seventh, moving up one from eighth in 2003.

The medical program ranked 13th for research and 20th in primary care, beating out such prestigious schools as Harvard and Brown, as well as the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

Schools were chosen based on academic and professional judgments from alumni, faculty, deans and program directors.

U.S. News then looked at several factors, such as starting salary and length of time to find a job after graduation.

The overall scores are a composite of the previous factors plus performance, acceptance, tuition and comparison with the other schools.

“We're always extremely proud of our institutions that show academic excellence and are grateful for the recognition from U.S. News,” said Keith Bruce, institutional ministries coordinator for the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

This is the fifth year for Baylor to be listed among the top 50 in the U.S. News rankings.