The University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder fared well again in the U.S. News &World ReportÂ’s 2002 edition of AmericaÂ’s Best Colleges, slated to hit newsstands Sept. 10. In a ranking of the top 50 public national universities offering doctoral programs, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder was ranked 28th, the highest in the Rocky Mountain region. Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder was tied with Indiana University-Bloomington, Miami University of Ohio, Michigan State University, SUNY Binghamton, California State University-Riverside, California State University-Santa Cruz and the University of Connecticut.