DAYTON — The University of Dayton School of Business Administration and its School of Law have been ranked among the top in the nation, the university said Tuesday, Oct. 7.

The School of Business Administration is listed in the 2009 edition of "Best 296 Business Schools," published by Random House and The Princeton Review, UD said. This is the third consecutive year the school made the list, UD said.

For the second straight year, UD's School of Law is listed in The Princeton Review book, "Best 174 Law Schools," UD said. The university said both lists are based on student surveys.

"Business students said they particularly valued the opportunity for 'guaranteed real-world consulting project experience' in the MBA program and the diversity of the faculty, which includes career teachers, professionals and retired business leaders," UD said in its announcement on the subject.

The Princeton Review found that the UD School of Law's "notable program in intellectual property law" and "smaller class sizes" were noteworthy, UD said.

This year, U.S. News & World Report, The New York Times and The Chronicle of Higher Education have mentioned UD's law program, the university noted. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching chose UD's School of Law to participate in its next examination of how American law schools educate.