Original sentence: " The university is consistently ranked by the guide as the best doctoral-level educational institution in the state of Virginia, public or private, and its undergraduate students enjoy the state's highest placement rate into top graduate programs.The Wall Street Journal () survey of "feeder schools" to top 5 graduate programs in 2003 yielded remarkably similar results to the yearly U.The study was based on the percentage of students attending the best graduate programs, rather than raw numbers, but the University of Virginia (2.6%) easily outpaced the small liberal arts universities of its state such as Washington and Lee University (1.7%) and the College of William and Mary (0.8%) even on this adjusted basis.is marked by a number of unique traditions that set the University apart from other American colleges
Edited sentence: " The university is consistently ranked by the guide as the best doctoral-level educational institution in the state of Virginia, public or private, and its undergraduate students claim to enjoy the state's highest placement rate into top graduate programs.The Wall Street Journal () survey of "feeder schools" to top 5 graduate programs in 2003 yielded similar results to the yearly U.The raw numbers admitted to top 5 graduate schools were as follows: University of Virginia (82 admitted), College of William and Mary (11 admitted) and Washington and Lee University (7 admitted).The study was based on the percentage of students attending the best graduate programs, rather than raw numbers, and the University of Virginia (2.6%) outpaced the small liberal arts universities of its state such as Washington and Lee University (1.7%) and the College of William and Mary (0.8%) on this adjusted basis.is marked by a number of unique traditions