BYU Once Again Nation’s Most Popular University (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report – For the second year in a row, Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah is the most popular national university in America among applicants, according to an analysis of yield (the percentage of students accepted to a school who opt to attend) by U.S.News & World Report. BYU dropped four spots to 75th in U.S. News’s 2011 rankings of national universities, which are research-oriented institutions that offer degrees of all levels. That did not deter admitted students from choosing the school–76.9 percent of accepted students enrolled in fall 2009.

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BYU Once Again Nation’s Most Popular University
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APNewsBreak: 10 named school grant winners (AP)

AP – The U.S. Education Department said Tuesday that nine states and the District of Columbia will get money to reform schools in the second round of the $4.35 billion “Race to the Top” grant competition.

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Ed Department to name ‘Race to the Top’ winners (AP)

AP – The U.S. Education Department is expected to name the winners of the second round of its $4.35 billion “Race to the Top” school reform grant competition.

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Consumer confidence retreats further in July (AP)

AP – Americans’ confidence in the economy eroded further in July amid worries about a job market that has proven stubbornly stagnant. The report raised concerns about the overall economy and the back-to-school season.

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