Updated: May 2, 2023, at 4:06 p.m.

At least nine of GW’s graduate academic programs rose in U.S. News & World Report’s national ranking of graduate schools this year.

The School of Nursing’s master’s degree program rose from No. 27 last year to No. 19 this year and the school’s doctorate program rose from No. 30 last year to No. 28 this year, tied with the University of California, San Francisco and the University of Virginia. The schools corresponding to the nine graduate school categories, including business and education outlined in the report all remained within the top 100 placements of the list, according to the rankings released last week.

U.S. News & World Report uses surveys sent to experts in related fields to determine a program’s reputation and statistics that evaluate research, faculty and students’ success to determine graduate school rankings.

The School of Business fell from No. 55 last year to No. 59 this year, while its international business program rose from No. 11 last year to No. 8 this year, tying with the University of Michigan.

The ranking lists GW’s public health program as No. 12, alongside Tulane University and the University of Minnesota, and the health care management program rose in ranking from No. 12 last year to tied for No. 8 with Cornell University and Ohio State University this year.

GW’s public affairs programs’ overall ranking rose from No. 12 last year to No. 10, tied with eight universities, including Georgetown University, New York University and Princeton University this year, with six specialty programs making the top 10. The University’s health policy and management and public finance and budgeting programs ranked No. 10, tied with the University of Illinois, Chicago.

GW’s urban planning and policy program also ranked 10th, tied with Carnegie Mellon University, John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Portland State University. Public management and leadership ranked eighth and homeland security and emergency management ranked sixth along with international global policy and administration, tied with American University.

This post has been updated to correct the following:

The Hatchet incorrectly reported that the U.S. News and World Report rankings last week included law schools. U.S. News will release law school rankings a later date this year.  We regret this error.