The Antonin Scalia Law School is No. 7 among public institutions and No. 2 in Virginia, one place behind the University of Virginia.
Scalia Law鈥檚 ranking puts it ahead of such institutions as George Washington, American and Boston University, and in company with Vanderbilt, the University of Texas and Temple. It also is ranked 61st worldwide.
鈥淭hese rankings reflect Scalia Law鈥檚 world-class faculty, outstanding student body, and exceptional reputation,鈥 Dean Henry N. Butler said. 鈥淭his ranking also puts Scalia Law School on a competitive path with the historic University of Virginia Law School, long established as one of the finest law schools in the nation. Scalia Law School continues to provide an excellent legal education, preparing students for leadership in an increasingly complex world.鈥
Mason鈥檚 clinical, nonclinical and health programs are No. 22 nationally among public institutions and No. 46 overall in the United States.
鈥淭he rankings reflect the College of Health and Human Services鈥 commitment to strong, transdisciplinary graduate and undergraduate degree programs,鈥 said Dean Germaine M. Louis. 鈥淥ur students, faculty, alumni and community partners all help advance our mission to improve the health and well-being of all populations through聽discovery and聽innovative practice.鈥
Mason鈥檚 psychology program is No. 23 nationally among public universities and No. 47 overall in the country. The program also saw a big improvement in its worldwide ranking, going from the 251-300 group to the 126-150 group.
Times Higher Education only gives individual rankings to its top 100 institutions worldwide, and then groups them in increments of 25, 50 and 100, the deeper the rankings go.
鈥淚t鈥檚 exciting to see this kind of international recognition for our Psychology Department,鈥 said Ann Ardis, dean of Mason鈥檚 College of Humanities and Social Sciences. 鈥淧sychology is one of Mason鈥檚 10 most popular undergraduate majors, and the department rightfully takes great pride in the faculty鈥檚 translational research strengths. But it is equally proud of the top-notch education it provides to undergraduates, as well as graduate students and post-docs.鈥
Times Higher Ed evaluated 11 subjects using 13 performance indicators spread across five categories: teaching (the learning environment), research (volume, income and reputation), citations (research influence), international outlook (percentage of international students, staff and collaboration), and industry income.
Complete rankings for Mason (nationally, nationally among public institutions, worldwide):
Law (19, 7, 61)
Clinical, non-clinical, health (46, 22, 176-200)
Psychology (47, 23, 126-150)
Education (58, 43, 201-250)
Social sciences (61, 33, 176-200)
Business (76, 45, 301-400)
Life sciences (78, 48, 301-400)
Physical sciences (85, 53, 301-400)
Engineering (87, 35, 301-400)
Arts and humanities (91, 55, 401-500)
Computer science (95, 64, 401-500)