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

Colleen Rich — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 16:08:56 +0000

Scalia Law school rises to 13th among U.S. public institutions in Shanghai ranking Colleen Rich Mon, 10/03/2022 - 12:08

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

��AV has five programs in the top 100 in the world in the latest Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, 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 Academic Ranking of World Universities.

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.

“We are honored to receive this ranking from ShanghaiRanking,” said Ken Randall, Allison and Dorothy Rouse Dean and ��AV Foundation Professor of Law. “It reflects the excellence of our faculty, students, and alumni, and our continuing tradition of providing a forum for robust debate of today’s most important legal issues.”

Atmospheric sciences came in at No. 45 worldwide while economics, public administration, and education 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 InCites; 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	67 (tied with UVA, William & Mary)	88

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Mason makes strong showing in latest worldwide rankings

Colleen Rich — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 18:38:50 +0000

Mason makes strong showing in latest worldwide rankings Colleen Rich Thu, 09/02/2021 - 14:38

Horizon Hall, the newest classroom building on Mason's Fairfax Campus. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services

��AV has five programs in the top 100 in the world in the latest Academic Rankings of World Universities. The university also gained in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

In the Academic Rankings of World Universities, Mason’s law program at the Antonin Scalia Law School led the way at No. 35 worldwide. Atmospheric science came in at No. 40, and economics, public administration, and communication placed in the 51-75 grouping.

Atmospheric science (16th among publics and 24th nationally), economics (14th among publics, 31st nationally), public administration (16th among publics and 21st nationally), and communication (25th among publics and 32nd nationally) all were judged best in Virginia.

Mason’s law program is ranked No. 32 in the United States and No. 17 among publics, surpassed only by the University of Virginia among commonwealth’s institutions.

Mason is No. 34 among public universities in the United States (up two spots from last year and tied with Virginia Tech and Virginia Commonwealth), and No. 63 nationally (up three spots and tied with Georgetown, Virginia Tech and Virginia Commonwealth).

Mason is ranked in the 201-300 group worldwide.

The rankings, compiled by the ShanghaiRankings Consultancy, are based on indicators such as the number of papers authored by an institution in an academic subject; the average impact of those papers, as measured by InCites; the number of papers published in top journals and conferences in an academic subject; and the number of staff at an institution winning significant awards in an academic subject.

In the Times Higher Education rankings, Mason placed 33rd among U.S. public universities (up four spots from 2021 and tied with Virginia Tech), and 63rd among all universities nationally (up seven spots and tied with Virginia Tech and Howard University). Mason is in the 251-300 grouping worldwide.

In the Best Value Schools ranking of bachelor’s programs in sustainability, Mason is 10th among public institutions and 14th nationally.

Other Mason rankings in the Academic Rankings of World Universities:

	Among publics	Nationally
Clinical medicine	21	49
Public health	25 (tied with Maryland-Balt., Virginia Tech, VCU	53 (tied with Georgetown, Maryland-Balt., Virginia Tech, VCU)
Business administration	34	56 (tied with George Washington, Georgetown)
Geography	38 (tied with Virginia Tech)	48 (tied with American, George Washington, Virginia Tech)
Tourism and events management	38	44
Electrical engineering	39	59 (tied with George Washington)
Education	41	55 (tied with George Washington)
Political sciences	44	74
Finance	45	79 (tied with American)
Earth science	46 (tied with Old Dominion)	64 (tied with Old Dominion)
Management	46	66
Psychology	59	90 (tied with George Washington, Georgetown)
Ecology	67 (tied with Virginia, VCU)	84 (tied with Virginia, VCU

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