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Columbia was no. 8 in the national rankings for business.

Harvard and Stanford Universities top the charts as the countrys best business schools, according to U.S. News and World Report.

Harvard was also the no. 1 medical school for research, and Yale was tops for law in the 2013 rankings for graduate programs released Tuesday.

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The U.S. News rankings weigh a school's reputation, selectivity and other factors such as graduates employment opportunities.

Columbia Universitys business and law schools were best in New York State.

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Columbia was also the best local medical school for research.

Columbia is a great and remarkably broad research university, said Dr. Lee Goldman, dean of the faculties for health sciences and medicine. All parts of the university benefit from the excellence of the other parts.

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