Texas Tech's Jerry S. Rawls College of Business and the School of Law have been recognized as top colleges in 2009 publication of "The Princeton Review."
The College of Business ranks as one of the best 296 Business Schools and the School of Law ranks among the best 174 Law Schools in the latest annual edition of The Princeton Review, according to a Tech news release.
"Any recognition we can get is wonderful," said Allen McInnes, the dean of the College of Business. "Historically, we have not fought for rankings, but it's good to be recognized for the good job we're doing here."
McInnes said there are approximately 800 business schools in the nation.
Walter Huffman, the dean of the School of Law, said he was proud to see the law school recognized for its achievements.
"They only include in their rankings schools they believe are doing an especially good job," he said. "It's always good to be included."
There are approximately 200 law schools nationally, Huffman said.
"The Princeton Review" does not rank colleges in an overall list. Instead, "The Princeton Review" has 11 ranking categories and ranks the Top 10 schools' in each category, according to the news release.
"The Princeton Review" ranked the Top 10 schools based mostly on online surveys conducted on 19,000 students in the 294 business schools, on 18,000 students in the 174 law schools and by data submitted by the recognized colleges.
Neither the College of Business nor the School of Law were ranked in the Top 10 in any of their respective 11 categories by "The Princeton Review," according to the publication's Web site, PrincetonReview.com.
But both schools' deans said their schools have been recognized nationally by other ranking services.
In the College of Business, McInnis said, the physicians M.B.A. and energy programs have been ranked as high as in the Top 5 programs in their respective fields by several ranking services.
"We're going to continue to do a good job preparing our students for the business world," McInnis said.
Huffman said many programs in the School of Law have been recognized as well.
The law school is the No. 9 Best Value Law School according to the twin publications National Jurist and PreLaw Magazines, he said.
"Their rankings are based on the cost of tuition, a high bar passage rate and high employment upon graduation," Huffman said. "We were the only law school in Texas to be in the Top 25. U.S. News & World Report has historically ranked our legal practice, advocacy and law and science programs as especially good. We are proud of our law school."
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