SLU Health Law Program No. 1 in the Nation for Third Straight Year, Says U.S.News & World Report
ST. LOUIS -- For the third consecutive year,
U.S.News & World Report has
named the Saint Louis University School of Law's health law program the best in
the nation.
U.S. News issued the No. 1 ranking in the magazine's "Best Graduate
Schools 2007" issue, which officially hits newsstands Monday.
SLU's Schools of Law and Medicine as well as the geriatrics and part-time MBA programs also were
ranked among the best in the nation.
Since the rankings for the health law specialty began a decade ago, Saint Louis
University's Center for Health Law Studies never has been out of the top three.
"The reason we are the leading program again is because we have top faculty
members whose teaching and research is at the forefront of this important field,"
said Jeffrey Lewis, J.D., dean of the SLU School of Law.
The largest industry in the United States, health care also is the most regulated.
That makes health law education increasingly vital, said Nicolas Terry, LL.M.,
co-director of SLU's Center for Health Law Studies and the Chester A. Myers
Professor of Law.
"Health law and policy are extraordinarily important to all Americans,"
Terry said. "The quality of lawyers involved in its regulation has a direct
and dramatic impact on the delivery of health care in America."
Terry said the success of the center also can be attributed to "our immensely
talented law students, supportive law school alumni and faculty colleagues in
the School of Public Health and Center for Health Care Ethics who add depth
to the health law center's activities by participating in dual-degree programs."
Overall, the Saint Louis University School of Law was ranked No. 80 among the
nation's 180 accredited law schools.
"During the last three years, the Saint Louis University School of Law
firmly has established itself as one of the top law schools in the country,"
Lewis said.
The Saint Louis University School of Medicine was ranked No. 62 among the nation's
144 research-intensive medical schools surveyed by U.S.News
& World Report. During the last fiscal year, SLU's Medical Center, including
the School of Medicine, attracted a record $73 million in research funding.
Also in the 2007 edition, U.S. News ranked the geriatrics program in
the SLU School of Medicine 12th in the United States.
In addition, the part-time MBA program in SLU’s John Cook School of Business was ranked No. 25 in the nation out of 347 part-time MBA programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
The top-25 ranking follows a complete redesign of the part-time program two years ago. Since the redesign, enrollment has climbed by more than 50 percent.
“We created a distinctive program that not only meets the needs of our students, but also the needs of local businesses,” said Ellen Harshman, Ph.D., dean of SLU’s John Cook School of Business. “Our part-time MBA program demonstrates the Cook School's deep commitment to the St. Louis region.”
Also, SLU’s Ph.D. program in biology in was ranked No. 110 among the nation’s leading biological science doctoral programs in the United States.
In its most recent "America's Best Colleges" issue for undergraduate
programs, U.S.News & World Report again listed Saint Louis University
among the nation's top five Catholic institutions. The magazine also named SLU
as one of the nation's best values in higher education for the eighth consecutive
year.
Saint Louis University is a Jesuit, Catholic university ranked among the top
research institutions in the nation. The University fosters the intellectual
and character development of 11,800 students on campuses in St. Louis and Madrid,
Spain. Founded in 1818, it is the oldest university west of the Mississippi
and the second oldest Jesuit university in the United States. Through teaching,
research, health care and community service, Saint Louis University is the place
where knowledge touches lives. Learn more about SLU at www.slu.edu.
