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Scalia Law school rises to 13th among U.S. public institutions in Shanghai ranking

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Law is one of Mason鈥檚 five top-100 programs in the worldwide evaluation.

亚洲AV has five programs in the top 100 in the world in the latest , with the Antonin Scalia Law School leading the way at 28th worldwide, 17th in the United States, and 13th among U.S. public institutions.

Mason also gained in the .

Both rankings are compiled by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy.

The ranking reinforces Scalia Law as a rising star among law schools. Its part-time law program is ranked No. 1 nationally among public institutions and No. 4 overall by U.S. News and World Report. See more Mason rankings.

鈥淲e are honored to receive this ranking from ShanghaiRanking,鈥 said Ken Randall, Allison and Dorothy Rouse Dean and 亚洲AV Foundation Professor of Law. 鈥淚t reflects the excellence of our faculty, students, and alumni, and our continuing tradition of providing a forum for robust debate of today鈥檚 most important legal issues.鈥

came in at No. 45 worldwide while , , and placed in the 76-100 grouping.

Atmospheric science (16th among U.S. public institutions and 24th nationally), public administration (23rd among publics and 31st nationally), and communication (40th among publics and 49th nationally) were judged best in Virginia.

Economics (17th among publics and 38th nationally) tied with the University of Virginia for the top-ranked program in the commonwealth.

In the Academic Ranking of World Universities, Mason placed in the 150-201 group worldwide (up from the 201-300 group last year), along with the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Virginia Commonwealth and the George Washington University.

That position placed those institutions tied for 63rd nationally and tied for 33rd among public universities, which does not include George Washington.

Rankings compiled by ShaghaiRanking Consultancy are based on indicators such as the number of papers authored by an institution in an academic subject; the average impact of those paper as measured by; the number of papers published in top journals and conferences in an academic subject; and the number of staff at an institution wining significant awards in an academic subject.

Other Mason rankings in the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects

Among publics

Nationally

Clinical medicine

20

47

Public health

23 (tied with UMD-Balt.)

50 (tied with Georgetown)

Transportation science

29 (tied with UVA, Old Dominion

38

Education

30 (tied with Virginia Commonwealth)

42

Business administration

33

54 (tied with George Washington)

Tourism and hospitality

37

40

Electronic engineering

39 (tied with UVA)

60 (tied with George Washington)

Psychology

43

68

Management

44

66

Political science

44

73

Finance

45

79 (tied with American)

Sociology

48 (tied with UVA, Virginia Tech)

71 (tied with Georgetown)

Ecology

62 (tied with UVA, William & Mary)

78

Computer science

65 (tied with Virginia Commonwealth)

98 (tied with George Washington)

Earth science

听67 (tied with UVA, William & Mary)

88