The campuses and undergraduate programs of the University of Colorado maintained high rankings among national and regional institutions in the latest edition of U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 Best Colleges.
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The 2013 report, released today, shows the University of Colorado Boulder ranked at No. 42 among top Public National Universities; the University of Colorado Denver鈥檚 downtown campus ranked 108th on the same list.听
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The University of Colorado Colorado Springs ranked in the top tier of Public Regional Universities of the West, and 38th overall among Regional Universities of the West.听
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Other highlights:
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鈥� CU-Boulder鈥檚 undergraduate engineering program came in at 19th among public institutions whose highest degree is a doctorate, 34th overall. Within engineering, kudos went to aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical (No. 12).
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鈥� CU-Boulder鈥檚 undergraduate business program came in at 22nd among public universities, 36th overall.
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鈥� UCCS鈥� undergraduate engineering program ranked 9th among public engineering schools whose highest degree is a bachelor鈥檚 or master鈥檚, and 25th among public, private and for-profit institutions.
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CU-Boulder (No. 97) and CU Denver (No. 189) also remained among the top overall National Universities, which also includes private and for-profit institutions.
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U.S. News & World Report rankings are based on its measures of academic peer assessment, graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving. 鈥淣ational Universities鈥� are the 281 U.S. institutions (173 public, 101 private and seven for profit) that offer a wide range of undergraduate majors as well as master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees; some emphasize research.
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The rankings are posted at .
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The 2013 edition Best Colleges book is available and will be on newsstands Sept. 18.
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