April 19, 2010

‘U.S. News & World Report’ releases grad school rankings

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has retained a top-tier ranking among the nation’s best medical schools, as reported in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2011 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools. The overall School of Medicine ranking this year was No. 3, while the school’s biomedical engineering specialty retained its long-standing No. 1 ranking. In health specialties, geriatrics also retained its No. 1 place.

The School of Education took the No. 6 spot, and the School of Engineering came in at No. 25 overall and tops the rankings in the biomedical/bioengineering category. In the arts and sciences category, Johns Hopkins was ranked No. 5 in biological sciences.

For a full list of the fields and categories, go to U.S. News & World Report rankings.