UW-Madison is number seven on a list of best public universities in the 2003 \America's Best Colleges"" guidebook published by U.S. News & World Report. UW-Madison ranked 31 among universities, both public and private, nationwide.
The ranking is based on seven factors'peer assessment of academic reputation, retention of students, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, alumni donations and graduation rate performance.
""As in the past, UW-Madison continues to rank among the nation's top public universities,"" said John Torphy, UW-Madison vice chancellor of administration.
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UW-Madison also ranked in the top 25 in half of the lists under the category ""Programs that Really Work.\
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