{"id":21084,"date":"2017-03-27T11:53:19","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T15:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencescosmaincms.cm.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=21084"},"modified":"2024-08-16T09:42:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T13:42:57","slug":"cos-grad-programs-ranked-nationally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/cos-grad-programs-ranked-nationally\/","title":{"rendered":"COS Grad Programs Ranked Nationally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4364 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/08\/UCF_College_of_Sciences.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"320\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Several graduate programs in the University of Central Florida College of Sciences were ranked in the top 200 in their respective fields by U.S. News &amp; World Report\u2019s Best Graduate Schools of 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The following COS graduate programs were ranked in the top 200 of their fields:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Physics \u2013 No. 85<\/li>\n<li>Sociology \u2013 No. 102<\/li>\n<li>Clinical Psychology \u2013 No. 102<\/li>\n<li>Psychology \u2013 No. 112<\/li>\n<li>Chemistry \u2013 No. 117<\/li>\n<li>Math \u2013 No. 134<\/li>\n<li>Biology \u2013 No. 188<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Best Graduate Schools rankings are based on peer and expert opinions about the quality of a program and some statistical data that measures the quality of a school\u2019s faculty, research and students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUCF is on an upward trajectory because we are harnessing the power of our scale and our pursuit of excellence to transform higher education in the nation,\u201d said UCF Provost and Executive Vice President Dale Whittaker. \u201cThese rankings are an important recognition of our academic excellence and rigor \u2013 and a tribute to the work of our dedicated faculty. Beyond rankings, though, we truly want to be known as a university of great impact to our students and society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/today.ucf.edu\/graduate-school-rankings-ucf-22-programs-top-100\/\">Click here<\/a> to view all the UCF programs ranked in the top 100 in their respective fields by U.S. News &amp; World Report\u2019s Best Graduate Schools of 2018.<\/p>\n<p><em>Original story by Alina Hernandez, UCF Today<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several graduate programs in the University of Central Florida College of Sciences were ranked in the top 200 in their respective fields by U.S. News &amp; World Report\u2019s Best Graduate Schools of 2018. 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