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For the third year in a row, Portland State University’s curriculum is among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report.

The magazine's "America's Best Colleges 2005" featured Portland State under the section "Choosing a School: Programs to Look For" in five categories: Internships/Co-Ops, Senior Capstone, First-Year Experiences, Learning Communities and Service Learning. Other schools acknowledged along with Portland State as "outstanding examples of academic programs that are believed to lead to student success" included Duke, Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Stanford, and the University of North Carolina.

U.S. News asked education experts from groups such as the Association of American Colleges and Universities to identify program categories, and then asked academic leaders to nominate schools. Portland State University is known nationally for a curriculum focused on connecting the campus to the metro community, providing students and faculty members opportunities to engage with organizations and industry throughout the area and enhancing both the quality of education and quality of life in the region.