Survey: UM best public college in America, 18th-best in world

The University of Michigan is once again recognized as the leader and the best among public colleges in the U.S.

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The University of Michigan is the top-rated public university in the nation, and ranks among the top 20 public or private universities in the world, according to rankings released late Wednesday by London-based Times Higher Education magazine.

The publication's 2008 World University Rankings rates UM 18th on a list of the world’s top 200 higher education institutions, immediately below Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. The Ann Arbor-based university moves up from 38th in the 2007 rankings and 29th in 2006.

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