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Contact : Carolyn Gonzales 277-5920, cgonzal@unm.edu May 17, 2007

(REVISED) U.S. News Ranks UNM Programs Among the Best

U.S. News and World Report’s 2008 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools” ranks several University of New Mexico programs among the best.

UNM School of Medicine is ranked 41 while once more ranking among the top 10 –rural medicine, 2, and family medicine, 10. Additionally, in health disciplines, UNM’s nursing/midwifery program is ranked 3.

UNM School of Law is ranked 75, while ranking 3 for law school diversity and 6 in clinical training. The rankings included 184 accredited law schools and were based on a weighted average.

UNM College of Fine Arts is ranked 51, with its photography program ranked 2 in the nation.

Each year, U.S. News ranks professional-school programs in business, education, engineering, law and medicine. Rankings are based on two types of data: expert opinion about program quality and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school’s faculty, research and students. The data comes from surveys of more than 1,200 programs and some 12,500 academics and professionals that were conducted in fall 2006.


The University of New Mexico is the state's largest university, serving more than 32,000 students. UNM is home to the state's only schools of law, medicine, pharmacy and architecture and operates New Mexico's only academic health center. UNM is noted for comprehensive undergraduate programs and research that benefits the state and the nation.

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