Miami University is well known for its liberal arts education; it offers more than 120 undergraduate degree programs and over 60 graduate degree programs within its 8 schools and colleges in architecture, business, engineering, humanities and the sciences.[6] In its 2019 edition, U.S. News & World Report ranked the university 96th among national universities and the 42nd top public university in the United States.[11][12] Miami University is ranked 3rd best national university (2nd among public institutions) for undergraduate teaching.[13] Miami is one of the original eight Public Ivy schools, a group of publicly funded universities considered as providing a quality of education comparable to those of the Ivy League.[14][15]