Latest Ranking: A&M 3rd Nationally For 'Contributions To Public Good'

Another set of university rankings has been released, and in this one, Texas A&M University ranks among the top three colleges in the nation for "contribution to the public good."

The magazine’s editors explained their approach: “We rate schools based on their contribution to the public good in three broad categories: Social Mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), Research (producing cutting-edge scholarship and PhDs), and Service (encouraging students to give something back to their country).”

The only schools ranked above A&M were University of California-Riverside and University of California-San Diego. You can check out the entire list on Washington Monthly's website.

Texas A&M President Michael K. Young said he was "obviously pleased but not surprised" by the lofty ranking; you can read more of his reaction in the university's news story on this ranking. Reaction from Chancellor John Sharp '72 is in the coverage from The Bryan-College Station Eagle.

So many organizations issue university rankings now that it can be hard to keep track. Texas A&M maintains a web page that rounds up many of the university's rankings and recognitions, although it has not yet been updated to reflect this ranking. Texas A&M was fourth  in these rankings last year.