U of S ranked 10th in Maclean's rankings

Posted November 08, 2004


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - November 8, 2004 2004-11-15-OTHER

U of S ranked 10th in Maclean's rankings

The University of Saskatchewan was ranked 10th out of 15 in the Maclean's
university survey released today.

The U of S was ranked higher than the universities of Calgary, Laval,
Ottawa, Dalhousie and Manitoba in the medical-doctoral category*. It lost
out to McMaster which bumped the U of S from 9th place last year to its
current position.

The University improved its performance in several categories in the
Maclean's survey including student retention rates, library acquisitions,
social science and humanities research grants, and its reputation across the
country. Slight movement in the rankings is expected from year-to-year as
the difference between the top and bottom scores in minimal.

"Regardless of the outcomes of the Maclean's rankings, we will continue to
measure the University of Saskatchewan's successes by our own criteria
rather than those set by Maclean's," said University President Peter
MacKinnon. "We are dedicated to ensuring that the U of S is competitive in
areas that make sense for this University and for this Province."

MacKinnon went on to say that the major institutional objectives for the
University are a commitment to academic pre-eminence in areas of strength
such as synchrotron science, bio-medical research and agricultural
biotechnology, exceeding international standard in all activities, and
staying true to our sense of place by excelling in policy, trade and
business issues vital to Saskatchewan, Canada and the world.

The rankings are available on the web at www.macleans.ca.

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* Universities that have a broad range of Ph.D. programs and research, as
well as medical schools.


For more information, please contact:

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