Original sentence: For the 2005-2006 school year, Newsweek Magazine selected William & Mary as the "hottest small public university" in the United States, noting its 16-person freshman seminars and recent surge in applications.News are each larger universities.This assertion is based on the fact that the public universities ranked higher in U.William and Mary has referred to itself as best small public university on its website and in press materials, although no ranking exists as such
Edited sentence: For the 2005-2006 school year, Newsweek Magazine selected William & Mary as the "hottest small public university" in the United States in recognition of its small class seminars, personal focus on the undergraduate teaching experience and recent surge in applications.In addition, William and Mary is considered by some to occupy a particular niche: best small public university in the United States