phxated_wymanAs we know, the state fared mighty poorly in the undergraduate arena when U.S. News unveiled its undergraduate college rankings last August.

It’s slightly better news on the graduate level, but this is tempered by the fact that the reporting on the rankings locally were wrong or incomplete.

Not a good example to set for the kids!

IMG_2772Anyway, the Thunderbird business school retained its place as the best international business school—for the fifteenth year in a row.

The ASU Carey Business School came in 27th on the MBA list, and UofA’s Eller 55th.

But neither the Republic nor the PBJ noticed that both ASU and UofA’s law schools made the top fifty as well—38th and 42nd, respectively. I did some other selectively checking and also found:

In English both came in in the 50s; in history, ASU was 71st and UofA 42nd.

They came in 30th and 45th in fine arts, respectively, and 25th and 36th in public affairs. They tied for 39th in economics.

Now, given that there are fifty states, Arizona did not fare embarrassingly. Having two schools in the top fifty, in most cases, in those categories is a decent showing.

The papers should have noticed that.

That said, the state’s ranking in the undergraduate sphere — detailed here —remain shocking and a big problem for the state’s national image.