Illinois State University’s College of Education ranks among the top 100 graduate schools in the nation in the annual U.S. News and World Report rankings.

Illinois State placed 91st in the upcoming U.S. News 2014 Best Graduate Schools publication.

“Our ranking is testimony to the hard work and dedication of our outstanding faculty and the quality of our graduate students in the College of Education,” said Perry Schoon, dean of the College of Education. “Being recognized as one of the top schools in the country is a tangible affirmation that the quality of an Illinois State University graduate degree is highly respected across the nation, and that our alumni are among the best.”

U.S. News and World Report bases its findings on expert opinion about program excellence and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school’s faculty, research and students.