Now here?s something to cheer about: Bucky Badger just ranked in the Top 10. We?re not talking about the football team (obviously). Nor does this have anything to do with binge drinking (thank goodness). U.S. News & World Report just released its annual list of “Best Colleges,” with UW-Madison highlighted as the 10th-best public university. Among all 281 national universities with doctoral programs, UW ranked 41st, behind only Northwestern and the University of Michigan among Big Ten schools. Not bad.
The accolades come at a time when the university and its many students and faculty are challenged by state aid cuts, rising tuition and increasing emphasis on technology….The magazine just provided plenty of reasons for prospective students to want to be Badgers. And the high scores should reassure all of Wisconsin that the state’s flagship university remains strong.