U.S. News and World Report ranked the University of Connecticut as the 19th best public school, according to a ranking of public universities.
The ranking is the university’s highest so far, which officials say gives credence to its growing reputation among peer institutions. With major state investments underway ”” such as efforts to increase enrollment, build new facilities and create a thriving bioscience sector ”“ UConn officials expect their ranking to continue to climb.
“The rankings are not a perfect measure of university excellence,”  said UConn President Susan Herbst in a statement. “That said, this is without question the most impressive position on the U.S. News ranking that UConn has ever reached.”
“It confirms what many already know,” she added. “That UConn is among the best universities in the nation, with a superb and growing academic reputation.”
The university is the highest ranking public school in the Northeast, with the University of Vermont following at No. 34.
