March 28, 2008 

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – UAB’s AIDS and health administration programs are among the nation’s top 10 graduate programs according to rankings released today (March 28) by U.S. News & World Report.

The AIDS program within the School of Medicine is ranked 5th, while the School of Health Profession’s health administration program is ranked 7th.

The School of Nursing is ranked 26th overall. The School of Medicine is ranked 27 for its research programs, while the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics received a 58th ranking for its computer science, mathematics and physics programs.

Each year, U.S. News & World Report ranks professional-school programs in business, education, engineering, law and medicine. The rankings are based on expert opinion about program quality and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school's faculty, research and students. For the rankings in all five areas, indicator and opinion data come from surveys of more than 1,200 programs and some 9,600 academics and professionals.

The magazine also ranks programs in the sciences, social sciences and humanities on a rotating basis, usually every three years. These rankings are based solely on the ratings of academic experts, as are the health specialties.