University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) tops the list of up-and-coming national universities compiled by U.S. News & World Reports. The magazine's annual report ranks universities across multiple categories. The 2010 ranking was the first time the magazine's editors used peer assessment surveys in its calculation of the top schools.
UMBC beat out 69 other universities for the No. spot. Here's an excerpt:
This spring, for the first time, U.S. News asked the experts who respond to its annual peer assessment survey to identify schools that fit this profile. The 70 that received the most nominations range from household names like the University of Southern California to Grand Valley State in Allendale, Mich., and Salve Regina, a 2,000-student Catholic university in Newport, R.I.
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