Business, Engineering Rank High; U.S. News

OHIO STATE'S BUSINESS, ENGINEERING COLLEGES AMONG BEST IN NATION

     COLUMBUS -- The Ohio State University's academic reputation 
and business and engineering colleges are among the best in the 
country, according to a survey conducted by U.S. News & World 
Report.

     The survey is published in the Sept. 18 edition of the 
magazine.  This was the first year that the magazine rated 
baccalaureate programs in business and engineering.

     In terms of overall academic reputation, Ohio State placed 
15th among national public universities and 36th among public and 
private institutions.

     The Fisher College of Business finished 16th among the best 
business schools in the country, and 11th among public business 
schools. The Fisher program in real estate was ranked second in 
the nation behind the Wharton School at the private University of 
Pennsylvania.

     Of those schools with both undergraduate and graduate 
programs, Fisher is one of 10 colleges of business that placed in 
the top 25 in both undergraduate and graduate school surveys 
published in 1995 by U.S. News & World Report.

     "As a public institution, we have a commitment to offer 
multiple programs. It's the ability to secure excellence across 
programs that we think is critical," said Joseph Alutto, dean of 
the Fisher College of Business.

     "We're pleased," he said. "We think this supports the 
direction the college has taken in the past few years with 
significant improvements in curriculum. It is part of the general 
thrust of quality among all academic programs which is essential 
at a major public university."

     Alutto added: "Although there are many good programs in 
Ohio, nobody else comes close to being in the top 25 in graduate 
and undergraduate programs.  This speaks well about the value 
that the state gets for its investment in the Fisher College."

     The College of Engineering placed 17th in the overall 
ratings. Among public institutions, the college ranked 10th in 
the nation.

     "From a broad perspective, we have done well," said Jose 
Cruz, dean of the college. He noted that Ohio State's engineering 
programs finished in the top 6 percent of 300 public and private 
colleges nationally.

     Cruz said some of the colleges finishing ahead of Ohio State 
have the only state-supported engineering programs offered in 
their respective states.

     "With 12 engineering programs in Ohio, our resources are 
thinly distributed. With more focused resources and with all the 
restructuring and hard work we are putting into our education, we 
can be much better."

     In U.S. News and World Report's March 1995 rating of top 
graduate programs, the College of Engineering finished 19th.

     "One thing we can be proud of is we have a comprehensive 
set of quality programs at both the undergraduate and graduate 
levels," Cruz said.

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Contact:  Malcolm Baroway, executive director, University 
Communications, (614) 292-6895; Joseph Alutto, (614) 292-2666; or 
Jose Cruz, (614) 292-2836.
Written by Tom Spring


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