Rankings tout IUPUI, Ball State

It's nearly 40 years old, but with a wave of completed construction projects, IUPUI is an up-and-comer.

The university that combines the best of Purdue and Indiana universities in Downtown Indianapolis is receiving national recognition.

IUPUI is ranked 14th out of a list of “up-and-coming schools” in the U.S. that everyone should be watching, says U.S. News & World Report in its September issue, which hits newsstands Monday. The school tied with Ball State University of Muncie.

George Mason and Clemson are ranked 1-2 by the survey.

For its 2008 college rankings, IUPUI scored high among college presidents and other administrators who responded to its annual peer assessment survey to identify schools that have made “striking improvements or innovations.”

According to the magazine, IUPUI and the other institutions are “firmly focused on improving the job they’re doing today – at least in the judgment of their peers. “