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March 31, 2006
Purdue's analytical chemistry grad program ranks second in nationWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue's analytical chemistry program ranks second in the country, leading the way for several top honors for the College of Science in the U.S. News & World Report's survey of the nation's top graduate schools released today (Friday, March 31).The graduate program in computer science also ranked among the top 20 programs nationally, and overall programs in chemistry and mathematics ranked in the top 30. The magazine doesn't rank science programs every year. "We're quite pleased that our stellar program in analytical chemistry is again ranked No. 2," said Jeffrey S. Vitter, Frederick Hovde Dean of the College of Science. "We also made very positive gains in computer science, rising two points, and we expect even more gains when our new Lawson Computer Science Building, with its state-of-the-art facilities, opens this year. Overall, six programs in science earned national rankings, which confirms Purdue a true leader in the direction of science programs." In the sciences, Purdue's analytical chemistry program followed only the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's. Purdue's overall chemistry program ranked 22, tied with Pennsylvania State University. Purdue's Department of Computer Science ranked 18th in the country, tied with Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University. The overall mathematics program ranked 26, tied with Rice University in Texas and SUNY-Stony Brook. Purdue's doctoral programs in physics ranked 35, and the biological sciences program ranked 40. The rankings in "America's Best Graduate Schools" appears in the U.S. News & World Report magazine, available on newsstands Monday (April 3). All the rankings and related articles are available on the U.S. News & World Report Web site today (Friday, March 31). The College of Science has about 300 faculty members, and it enrolls more than 1,000 graduate students and almost 3,000 undergraduates. It is made up of seven departments: biology, chemistry, computer science, earth and atmospheric sciences, mathematics, physics and statistics. Writer: Maggie Morris, (765) 494-2432, maggiemorris@purdue.edu Source: Jeffrey Vitter, (765) 494-1730, jsv@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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