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For the fourth year in a row, PSU's curriculum is among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report.

The magazine's "America's Best Colleges 2006," on newsstands in August, featured Portland State under the section "Choosing a School: Programs to Look For" in five categories: internships and co-ops, senior capstone, first-year experiences, learning communities, and service learning.

Portland State 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. Other schools acknowledged along with Portland State included Duke, Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Stanford, Yale, and University of North Carolina.

The University was also selected as one of 122 "Best Colleges in the West" by the 2006 Princeton Review book, The Best 361 Colleges, 2006 Edition, released in August. Over 110,000 students at 361 colleges were asked to rate their schools and campus experiences.

Targeting college applicants and their parents, the book contains surveys from 62 different rankings ranging from best in the region to most beautiful campus, and top party school to most religious students. The book is designed as a guide to help future students decide which college is best for them.

Another Princeton Review book, Colleges with a Conscience: 81 Great Schools with Outstanding Community Involvement, released in June, also listed PSU for its record of having excellent service-learning programs and blending academics with community work.