August 28, 2006 :: No. 17

For the sixth consecutive year, Cal State Fullerton is ranked in the top 10 in the West on the U.S. News & World Report’s list of the nation’s “Top Public Universities—Master’s.”

Today’s edition of the newsweekly includes its annual “America’s Best Colleges” special report, ranking Cal State Fullerton No. 8 on the list of the nation’s “Top Public Universities—Master’s” in the West. This section of the rankings highlights public institutions that award master’s and bachelor’s degrees but few, if any, doctorates.

In the broader “Best Universities—Master’s” category, incorporating both public and private institutions, Cal State Fullerton ranks 37th among 127 institutions in the West. Overall, 557 universities in four geographic regions throughout the nation are listed.

The rankings are based on “several key measures of quality,” as reported in the magazine. The characteristics measured and their percentages of the overall score in this category are: peer assessment (25%), graduation and retention rates (25%), faculty resources (20%), student selectivity (15%), financial resources (10%) and alumni giving (5%).

In addition, Cal State Fullerton is included on the magazine’s lists of the nation’s “Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs” and “Best Undergraduate Business Programs,” as well as those highlighting “Campus Ethnic Diversity: Universities—Master’s (West)” and “Most Campus Commuters.”

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