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Mar

16

In 2011, the UW School of Medicine was ranked first among primary-care medical schools in the country for the 18th consecutive year, according to annual rankings of graduate and professional programs published by U.S. News & World Report. In addition, the School ranked first in family medicine and first in rural medicine for the 20th year in a row. Also in the top spot is the UW School of Nursing’s master’s program, which tied for the top ranking.

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Feb

23

The University of Washington ranks No. 3 on Peace Corps’ 2011 rankings of large colleges and universities with 94 undergraduate alumni currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers. In the category of graduate alumni serving as Peace Corps volunteers, UW continues to rank No. 1. The UW has been in one of the top four spots since 2003 — the only university that has accomplished this.

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Nov

9

In 2010, the UW received a grade of A- for the fourth year in a row on the College Sustainability Report Card, issued by the Sustainability Endowments Institute. This is the only independent sustainability evaluation of campus operations and endowment investments.

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Oct

25

In 2010, nearly 7,000 students were covered under the Husky Promise®, a program that covers the cost of tuition and fees for qualified low and lower-middle income students. This is a 37% increase in students helped since 2007, when the program began.

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Oct

4

The University of Washington was ranked fourth best among American public universities and 23rd best in the world according to the Times Higher Education Rankings.

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Oct

4

The UW regularly offers instruction in more than 50 world languages.

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Apr

16

In 2010, math and computer science major William Johnson was the first UW undergraduate student to be named a Putnam Fellow, placing among the top five out of more than 4,000 students who competed. The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, an elite and grueling college-math contest, has been held annually for the past 72 years.

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Mar

26

Among research institutions, the UW was ranked 11th for the most U.S. Fulbright Fellows in 2009-10.

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Mar

5

The UW was named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. Collectively, UW students engaged in more than 346,000 hours of service during the timeframe encompassed by this recognition, based on the scope and innovation of service projects, percentage of student participation in service activities, incentives for service and the extent to which the school offers academic service-learning courses.

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Feb

24

The UW Bothell MBA program is ranked third in the Pacific Northwest according to Business Week magazine.

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