Grad programs keep high U.S. News ratings

The University appears to be holdings its ground — and even gaining a little — in U.S. News & World Report magazine’s rankings of graduate programs.

The annual report, released April 5, ranks graduate programs in law, medicine, business, engineering and education. In addition, this year’s issue ranks Ph.D. programs in the sciences; it did not update its rankings in the social sciences, humanities and health disciplines.

The School of Law earned U.Va.’s highest overall ranking, maintaining its seventh-place showing from a year ago. Two sub-disciplines earned top-10 rankings: international law (ninth, previously tied for seventh) and tax law (eighth, up one spot).

The Darden School moved from a tie for 15th to a tie for 10th place overall, with its general management program earning a sixth-place ranking.

The School of Medicine’s research and primary care programs both improved from 28th to 27th.

The School of Engineering and Applied Science (35th) and the Curry School of Education (19th) held their ground. Curry had three top-10 sub-disciplines: elementary education (eighth, up from 10th), secondary education (seventh, up from 10th), and special education (fourth, the same as previous).

Among the rated Ph.D. programs, computer science tied for 27th, biological sciences tied for 36th, physics was rated 38th and chemistry came in 47th.