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Three schools at the University of Hawaii at Manoa are listed among the top 100 graduate schools in the country.
CORRECTION
Saturday, April 3, 2003» The University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law was tied for 82nd in the country in a U.S. News and World Report ranking of "America's Best Graduate Schools." A story on Page A5 in yesterday's early edition incorrectly said the school was listed at 85. The graduate school issue hits newsstands Monday. The article incorrectly stated that it was to be out yesterday.
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin strives to make its news report fair and accurate. If you have a question or comment about news coverage, call Editor Frank Bridgewater at 529-4791 or email him at fbridgewater@starbulletin.com.The latest U.S. News and World Report rankings of "America's Best Graduate Schools" ranked Manoa's College of Business Administration 20th of the 25 best international business graduate programs. Last year, the school was listed 21st in the same category.
For the first time, the College of Education at UH's flagship campus was among those ranked, tying for 73rd place with Baylor, Catholic, Clemson and Oklahoma State universities.
"I think it's great," said Michael Omizo, the school's associate dean for academic affairs. "I think that we have a large variety of different kinds of programs. ... We probably have the most diversity in terms of faculty."
The William S. Richardson School of Law was listed at 85th in the country.
The placement, just above programs at the University of Louisville and University of Nevada at Las Vegas, is one notch up from last year's listing.
Additionally, Manoa's law school was ranked 14th in the nation for diversity.
"We're proud to be in the top 100," said Laurie Tochiki, the law school's assistant dean. "It's a real credit to our school."
She added: "One of the things that you have to think about with U.S. News and World Report is that most of the scores are based on reputation. ... Harvard and Yale have been out there for 300 years; we've been around for 30."
The rankings -- in the magazine's graduate school issue that hits newsstands today -- reflect a survey of 9,100 deans, program directors and senior faculty.
For reviews of business, education, engineering, law and medicine schools, U.S. News also surveyed field professionals who hire new graduates.
On top of the survey, the magazine factors in a graduate program's selectivity in admission, faculty resources and success of its students into the school's overall rating.
