U of S moves up three places in Maclean's Rankings

Posted November 10, 2003


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - November 10, 2003 2003-11-08-OTHER

U of S moves up three places in Maclean's Rankings

The University of Saskatchewan has moved up three places in the annual
Maclean's rankings of Canadian universities. According to a survey released
today, the U of S outranked Laval, McMaster, Ottawa, Dalhousie, Calgary and
Manitoba finishing 9th among universities in the medical doctoral category.

President Peter MacKinnon responded positively to the news saying, "The
University of Saskatchewan has a clear strategic direction which is
focussing efforts on academic pre-eminence and international standards in
all activities. We will continue to strive for improvement and are
determined to take our place amongst the most distinguished universities in
Canada and in the world."

The medical doctoral category includes universities which have a broad range
of Ph.D. programs and research, as well as medical schools.

The Maclean's survey ranks universities according to specific indicators
such as size of the operating grant, numbers of out-of-province students and
the proportion of alumni who contribute to the university. The differences
between the top and bottom scores in these indicators are very small.

This year the University's rankings improved in several categories including
scholarships and bursaries, student services, the number of international
students, class sizes and reputation. Significant improvements were also
seen in the number of faculty with Ph.Ds and research awards.

"We recognize that we still have some work to do and are continually
striving to improve upon our best efforts," added MacKinnon.

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For more information, please contact:

Peter MacKinnon, President
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-6612

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