2024年修改後的《US News美國新聞與世界報道》提升了公立大學的排名
2024 U.S. News’ revamped college ranking boosts public universities
在《美國新聞》的 2024 年大學排名中，許多常享盛譽的院校仍然位居榜首，但一些學校的排名也大幅提高。
《美國新聞》執行長埃里克·格特勒在一份聲明中表示：「今年排名方法的重大變化是持續演化的一部分，以確保我們的排名能夠反映學生在比較大學最重要的因素時，能選擇最適合自己的學校。」
U.S. News revamps formula for its latest national university ranking
U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 college rankings features many of the usual prestigious institutions at the top of the list, but also vaults some schools much higher after the publisher revised its grading system to reward different criteria.
“The significant changes in this year’s methodology are part of the ongoing evolution to make sure our rankings capture what is most important for students as they compare colleges and select the school that is right for them,” U.S. News CEO Eric Gertler said in a statement.
2024《US News美國新聞與世界報道》修改了全國大學排名計算法
變革為適應學生學術需求和財務狀況
在這個重大的改變之前，很多人抱怨舊排名強化精英主義(Elitism) ，無助於幫學生找到適合他們的學術需求和財務狀況的學校。
新排名更加強調“社會流動性”- 通常是指個人在教育、收入和其他社會經濟地位標誌方面所取得的進步。
今年徹底修改使用 19 項學術品質指標來評估學校，放棄了影響排名的五個因素：1.班級規模2.擁有最終學位的教師3.校友捐贈4.高中班級排名5.借用聯邦貸款的畢業生比例。
請參閱註釋 1 – Methodology方法論。
Changes to suit students’ Academic Needs and Financial Circumstances
The change comes after a chorus of critics complained that the publication’s old rankings reinforce elitism and do little to help students find schools that suit their academic needs and financial circumstances.
The system places greater emphasis on “social mobility,” which generally refers to an individual making gains in education, income and other markers of socioeconomic status.
This year’s overhauled ranking formula uses 19 measures of academic quality to asses schools. It dropped five factors that affected a college’s ranking: 1. Class size 2. Faculty with terminal degrees 3.Alumni giving 4. High school class standing and 5. Proportion of graduates who borrow federal loans.
Refer Note 1 on Methodology.
新排名 – 更重視大學畢業生的社會流動性與事業成果
今年新的《美國新聞》更重視多少學生來自各社會經濟背景獲得學位，並利用了最近才獲得的畢業生資訊。
這個新計算方法導致學校排名發生重大變化。
結果，越來越多的學校包括哥倫比亞大學、哈佛大學和耶魯大學法學院等精英學院停止參與排名，並公開批評《美國新聞與世界報道》的新排名方法。
Greater emphasis on social mobility and outcomes for graduating college students
This year, US News increased the emphasis on how often schools’ students from all socioeconomic backgrounds earned degrees and took advantage of information on graduate outcomes that was not available until recently.
As in past years, changes in methodology, together with changes in individual schools’ data, can result in significant changes to schools’ rankings.
As a result, a growing number of schools, including elite institutions such as Columbia University and the Harvard and Yale law schools, also have stopped participating in the ranking and publicly criticized U.S. News’ methodology.
公立大學上升，私立大學下跌
總體而言，有十幾所公立(州立)大學在年度排行榜上上升了 50 位。儘管如此，傳統名校 仍然堅守陣地。
許多學生和家庭參考該排名來選校。公立大學在《美國新聞》的排名中取得了很大的進步，例如，德州大學聖安東尼奧分校和加州州立大學東灣分校分別躍升 92 位和 88 位。 其他知名公立大學，如新澤西州羅格斯大學，其三個校區各上升了至少 15 名。
The State schools rose. The Private universities fell
Overall, more than a dozen public universities shot up 50 spots on the annual list of the U.S.’ best colleges, while several elite private schools largely held their ground.
Public institutions notched some of the biggest gains on U.S. News’ ranking, which many students and families use to help guide their choice of where to matriculate. For example, the University of Texas at San Antonio and California State University, East Bay, jumped 92 and 88 spots up the list, respectively. Other well-known public universities, like Rutgers University in New Jersey, saw its three campuses rise at least 15 places each.
Meanwhile, private Christian institutions such as Gwynedd Mercy University and the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, rose 71 and 106 spots in the ranking, respectively.
儘管採用了新的排名制度，《美國新聞》排行榜上的前十名大學幾乎沒有變化。 普林斯頓大學在新學年排名第一，其次是麻省理工學院、哈佛大學、史丹佛大學和耶魯大學。
在以文理科(Liberal Arts)為主的學校中，馬薩諸塞州的威廉斯學院排名第一，阿默斯特學院、美國海軍學院、加州的波莫納學院和賓夕法尼亞州的斯沃斯莫爾學院躋身前五名。
Despite the new ranking system, the top 10 universities on U.S. News’ list barely budged. Princeton notched the No. 1 spot for the new academic year, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard, Stanford and Yale.
Among schools focused on liberal arts, Massachusetts’ Williams College was ranked No. 1, with Amherst, the U.S. Naval Academy, California’s Pomona College and Swarthmore in Pennsylvania rounded out the top 5.
2024 Best National Universities – Top 3
- Princeton University (NJ)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Harvard University (MA) (tie)
- Stanford University (CA) (tie)
2024 Best National Liberal Arts Colleges – Top 3
- Williams College (MA)
- Amherst College (MA)
- United States Naval Academy (MD)
2024 Top Public Schools: National Universities – Top 3
- University of California, Berkeley (tie)
- University of California, Los Angeles (tie)
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
2024 Top Public Schools: National Liberal Arts Colleges – Top 3
- United States Naval Academy (MD)
- United States Air Force Academy (CO)
- United States Military Academy at West Point (NY)
2024 Top Performers on Social Mobility: National Universities – Top 3
- California State University, Long Beach
- California State University, Fullerton (tie)
- California State University, Riverside (tie)
- California State University, San Bernardino (tie)
- University of California, Merced (tie)
2024 Top Performers on Social Mobility: National Liberal Arts Colleges – Top 3
- Lake Forest College (IL)
- Agnes Scott College (GA) (tie)
- Salem College (NC) (tie)
- Spelman College (GA)
Schools with significant increases in their rank:
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (NC) +106
University of Texas at San Antonio (TX) +92
California State University, East Bay +88
Florida Gulf Coast University +80
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley +72
Gwynedd Mercy University (PA) +71
University of Nevada, Reno +68
Northern Arizona University +68
The University of Texas at El Paso +68
California State University, Fresno +65
The University of Texas at Arlington +63
Northern Illinois University +62
Aurora University (IL) +62
Texas Woman’s University +62
San Francisco State University (CA) +56
Florida Atlantic University +54
Augusta University (GA) +52
University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh (WI) +52
Texas State University +51
University of Houston, Clear Lake +51
Note 1 – The Methodology
How U.S. News Calculated the 2024 Best Colleges Rankings.
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/how-us-news-calculated-the-rankings
Source:
2024 Best National University Rankings
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities
“U.S. News’s change in methodology has led to dramatic movement in the rankings overall.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-news-best-colleges-2024-ranking/
“U.S. News’s change in methodology has led to dramatic movement in the rankings overall, disadvantaging many private research universities while privileging large public institutions,” Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Provost C. Cybele Raver wrote in an email to alumni, according to the news service.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-news-releases-2024-best-colleges-rankings-301928489.html
| Rank | University | Undergrad enrollment | Tuition & Fees | Location |
| 1 | Princeton University | 5,604 (fall 2022) | $59,710 | Princeton, NJ |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 4,657 (fall 2022) | $60,156 | Cambridge, MA |
| 3 | Harvard University | 7,240 (fall 2022) | $59,076 | Cambridge, MA |
| 3 | Stanford University | 8,049 (fall 2022) | $62,484 | Stanford, CA |
| 5 | Yale University | 6,645 (fall 2022) | $64,700 | New Haven, CT |
| 6 | University of Pennsylvania | 9,760 (fall 2022) | $66,104 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 7 | Duke University | 6,640 (fall 2022) | $66,172 | Durham, NC |
| 7 | California Institute of Technology | 982 (fall 2022) | $63,255 | Pasadena, CA |
| 9 | Johns Hopkins University | 6,044 (fall 2022) | $63,340 | Baltimore, MD |
| 9 | Brown University | 7,639 (fall 2022) | $68,230 | Providence, RI |
| 9 | Northwestern University | 8,659 (fall 2022) | $65,997 | Evanston, IL |
| 12 | Cornell University | 15,735 (fall 2022) | $66,014 | Ithaca, NY |
| 12 | Columbia University | N/A | $65,524 | New York, NY |
| 15 | University of California, Los Angeles | 32,423 (fall 2022) | $46,326 (out-of-state)$13,752 (in-state) | Los Angeles, CA |
| 15 | University of California, Berkeley | 32,831 (fall 2022) | $48,465 (out-of-state)$15,891 (in-state) | Berkeley, CA |
| 18 | Dartmouth College | 4,458 (fall 2022) | $65,511 | Hanover, NH |
| 18 | V&erbilt University | 7,151 (fall 2022) | $63,946 | Nashville, TN |
| 20 | University of Notre Dame | 8,971 (fall 2022) | $62,693 | Notre Dame, IN |
| 21 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 32,695 (fall 2022) | $57,273 (out-of-state)$17,786 (in-state) | Ann Arbor, MI |
| 22 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 20,210 (fall 2022) | $39,338 (out-of-state)$8,998 (in-state) | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 22 | Georgetown University | 7,900 (fall 2022) | $65,082 | Washington, DC |
| 24 | University of Virginia | 17,496 (fall 2022) | $58,950 (out-of-state)$22,323 (in-state) | Charlottesville, VA |
| 24 | Emory University | 7,101 (fall 2022) | $60,774 | Atlanta, GA |
| 24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 7,509 (fall 2022) | $63,829 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 28 | University of Southern California | 20,699 (fall 2022) | $68,237 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 28 | University of California, Davis | 31,532 (fall 2022) | $46,043 (out-of-state)$15,266 (in-state) | Davis, CA |
| 28 | University of California, San Diego | 33,096 (fall 2022) | $48,630 (out-of-state)$16,056 (in-state) | La Jolla, CA |
| 28 | University of Florida | 34,552 (fall 2022) | $28,658 (out-of-state)$6,381 (in-state) | Gainesville, FL |
| 33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 18,415 (fall 2022) | $32,876 (out-of-state)$11,764 (in-state) | Atlanta, GA |
| 33 | University of California, Irvine | 28,661 (fall 2022) | $47,759 (out-of-state)$15,185 (in-state) | Irvine, CA |
| 35 | University of California, Santa Barbara | 23,460 (fall 2022) | $45,658 (out-of-state)$14,881 (in-state) | Santa Barbara, CA |
| 35 | New York University | 29,401 (fall 2022) | $60,438 | New York, NY |
| 35 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 35,120 (fall 2022) | $36,068 (out-of-state)$17,572 (in-state) | Champaign, IL |
| 35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 37,230 (fall 2022) | $40,603 (out-of-state)$11,205 (in-state) | Madison, WI |
| 39 | Boston College | 9,484 (fall 2022) | $67,680 | Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 40 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 36,344 (fall 2022) | $36,001 (out-of-state)$17,239 (in-state) | Piscataway, NJ |
| 40 | University of Washington | 36,872 (fall 2022) | $41,997 (out-of-state)$12,643 (in-state) | Seattle, WA |
| 40 | Tufts University | 6,815 (fall 2022) | $67,844 | Medford, MA |
| 43 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 37,949 (fall 2022) | $28,794 (out-of-state)$9,992 (in-state) | West Lafayette, IN |
| 43 | The Ohio State University | 46,123 (fall 2022) | $36,722 (out-of-state)$12,485 (in-state) | Columbus, OH |
| 46 | University of Maryland &, College Park | 30,353 (fall 2022) | $40,306 (out-of-state)$11,505 (in-state) | College Park, MD |
| 47 | Virginia Tech | 30,434 (fall 2022) | $36,090 (out-of-state)$15,478 (in-state) | Blacksburg, VA |
| 47 | University of Georgia | 30,714 (fall 2022) | $30,220 (out-of-state)$11,180 (in-state) | Athens, GA |
| 47 | Wake Forest University | 5,447 (fall 2022) | $64,758 | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 47 | Lehigh University | 5,624 (fall 2022) | $62,180 | Bethlehem, PA |
| 47 | Texas A&M University | 57,512 (fall 2022) | $40,607 (out-of-state)$12,413 (in-state) | College Station, TX |
| 47 | University of Rochester | 6,767 (fall 2022) | $64,384 | Rochester, NY |
| 53 | Northeastern University | 16,302 (fall 2022) | $63,141 | Boston, MA |
| 53 | Florida State University | 32,936 (fall 2022) | $21,683 (out-of-state)$6,517 (in-state) | Tallahassee, FL |
| 53 | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | 39,248 (fall 2022) | $36,402 (out-of-state)$16,488 (in-state) | Minneapolis, MN |
| 53 | Case Western Reserve University | 6,017 (fall 2022) | $62,234 | Cleveland, OH |
| 53 | William & Mary | 6,797 (fall 2022) | $48,841 (out-of-state)$25,041 (in-state) | Williamsburg, VA |
| 58 | University of Connecticut | 18,983 (fall 2022) | $43,034 (out-of-state)$20,366 (in-state) | Storrs, CT |
| 60 | North Carolina State University | 26,254 (fall 2022) | $31,976 (out-of-state)$9,105 (in-state) | Raleigh, NC |
| 60 | Br&eis University | 3,687 (fall 2022) | $62,722 | Waltham, MA |
| 60 | Michigan State University | 39,201 (fall 2022) | $41,958 (out-of-state)$15,372 (in-state) | East Lansing, MI |
| 60 | The Pennsylvania State University-University Park | 41,745 (fall 2022) | $38,651 (out-of-state)$19,835 (in-state) | University Park, PA |
| 60 | Santa Clara University | 6,115 (fall 2022) | $59,241 | Santa Clara, CA |
| 60 | University of California, Merced | 8,344 (fall 2022) | $43,777 (out-of-state)$13,000 (in-state) | Merced, CA |
| 67 | George Washington University | 11,482 (fall 2022) | $64,990 | Washington, DC |
| 67 | University of Miami | 12,504 (fall 2022) | $59,926 | Coral Gables, FL |
| 67 | University of Pittsburgh | 19,928 (fall 2022) | $39,890 (out-of-state)$21,524 (in-state) | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 67 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 24,391 (fall 2022) | $39,293 (out-of-state)$17,357 (in-state) | Amherst, MA |
| 67 | Villanova University | 6,989 (fall 2022) | $64,906 | Villanova, PA |
| 73 | Binghamton University-SUNY | 14,402 (fall 2022) | $28,203 (out-of-state)$10,363 (in-state) | Binghamton, NY |
| 76 | University of Delaware | 18,883 (fall 2022) | $39,720 (out-of-state)$16,080 (in-state) | Newark, DE |
| 76 | University at Buffalo-SUNY | 20,761 (fall 2022) | $30,571 (out-of-state)$10,781 (in-state) | Buffalo, NY |
| 76 | University of California, Riverside | 22,903 (fall 2022) | $46,266 (out-of-state)$13,692 (in-state) | Riverside, CA |
| 76 | Pepperdine University | 3,662 (fall 2022) | $66,742 | Malibu, CA |
| 76 | Stevens Institute of Technology | 3,988 (fall 2022) | $60,952 | Hoboken, NJ |
| 82 | University of California, Santa Cruz | 17,502 (fall 2022) | $47,862 (out-of-state)$15,288 (in-state) | Santa Cruz, CA |
| 82 | University of Illinois-Chicago | 21,807 (fall 2022) | $32,833 (out-of-state)$17,811 (in-state) | Chicago, IL |
| 82 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 5,246 (fall 2022) | $58,870 | Worcester, MA |
| 82 | Rutgers University-Newark | 7,511 (fall 2022) | $35,348 (out-of-state)$16,586 (in-state) | Newark, NJ |
| 86 | Clemson University | 22,566 (fall 2022) | $39,502 (out-of-state)$15,558 (in-state) | Clemson, SC |
| 86 | Marquette University | 7,528 (fall 2022) | $48,700 | Milwaukee, WI |
| 86 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 9,019 (fall 2022) | $34,972 (out-of-state)$18,512 (in-state) | Newark, NJ |
| 89 | Fordham University | 10,098 (fall 2022) | $61,567 | New York, NY |
| 89 | Temple University | 24,106 (fall 2022) | $35,956 (out-of-state)$21,095 (in-state) | Philadelphia, PA |
| 89 | University of South Florida | 38,046 (fall 2022) | $17,324 (out-of-state)$6,410 (in-state) | Tampa, FL |
| 89 | Southern Methodist University | 7,056 (fall 2022) | $64,460 | Dallas, TX |
| 93 | Baylor University | 15,213 (fall 2022) | $54,844 | Waco, TX |
| 93 | Auburn University | 25,379 (fall 2022) | $33,944 (out-of-state)$12,536 (in-state) | Auburn, AL |
| 93 | Gonzaga University | 5,084 (fall 2022) | $53,500 | Spokane, WA |
| 98 | Texas Christian University | 10,523 (fall 2022) | $57,220 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 98 | Drexel University | 12,482 (fall 2022) | $60,663 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 98 | University of Oregon | 19,565 (fall 2022) | $41,194 (out-of-state)$14,751 (in-state) | Eugene, OR |
| 98 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 3,125 (fall 2022) | $51,763 | Chicago, IL |
| 98 | Rutgers University-Camden | 4,185 (fall 2022) | $35,841 (out-of-state)$17,079 (in-state) | Camden, NJ |
| 98 | University of San Diego | 5,669 (fall 2022) | $56,444 | San Diego, CA |
| 105 | CUNY-City College | 11,929 (fall 2022) | $19,010 (out-of-state)$7,340 (in-state) | New York, NY |
| 105 | George Mason University | 27,014 (fall 2022) | $37,976 (out-of-state)$13,812 (in-state) | Fairfax, VA |
| 105 | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | 27,039 (fall 2022) | $31,434 (out-of-state)$13,244 (in-state) | Knoxville, TN |
| 105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 31,103 (fall 2022) | $41,966 (out-of-state)$13,622 (in-state) | Boulder, CO |
| 105 | California State University-Long Beach | 32,711 (fall 2022) | $17,200 (out-of-state)$6,904 (in-state) | Long Beach, CA |
| 105 | Arizona State University | 65,492 (fall 2022) | $32,193 (out-of-state)$12,051 (in-state) | Tempe, AZ |
| 105 | Saint Louis University | 7,426 (fall 2022) | $53,244 | St. Louis, MO |
| 105 | American University | 7,917 (fall 2022) | $56,544 | Washington, DC |
| 115 | SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry | 1,621 (fall 2022) | $21,036 (out-of-state)$9,206 (in-state) | Syracuse, NY |
| 115 | University of New Hampshire | 11,480 (fall 2022) | $38,882 (out-of-state)$19,112 (in-state) | Durham, NH |
| 115 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 21,617 (fall 2022) | $44,812 (out-of-state)$16,412 (in-state) | Richardson, TX |
| 115 | Iowa State University of Science & Technology | 25,241 (fall 2022) | $26,617 (out-of-state)$10,133 (in-state) | Ames, IA |
| 115 | University of Utah | 26,355 (fall 2022) | $33,045 (out-of-state)$10,287 (in-state) | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 115 | Brigham Young University | 31,401 (fall 2022) | $6,496 | Provo, UT |
| 115 | University of San Francisco | 6,018 (fall 2022) | $58,222 | San Francisco, CA |
| 115 | Howard University | 9,809 (fall 2022) | $33,344 | Washington, DC |
| 124 | James Madison University | 20,346 (fall 2022) | $30,790 (out-of-state)$13,576 (in-state) | Harrisonburg, VA |
| 124 | University of Oklahoma | 21,294 (fall 2022) | $25,880 (out-of-state)$9,312 (in-state) | Norman, OK |
| 124 | University of Missouri | 23,752 (fall 2022) | $34,322 (out-of-state)$14,122 (in-state) | Columbia, MO |
| 124 | University of South Carolina | 27,343 (fall 2022) | $33,928 (out-of-state)$12,688 (in-state) | Columbia, SC |
| 124 | Fairfield University | 4,757 (fall 2022) | $56,360 | Fairfield, CT |
| 124 | Florida International University | 45,442 (fall 2022) | $18,964 (out-of-state)$6,566 (in-state) | Miami, FL |
| 124 | University of Central Florida | 58,749 (fall 2022) | $22,467 (out-of-state)$6,368 (in-state) | Orlando, FL |
| 124 | University of Denver | 6,160 (fall 2022) | $59,340 | Denver, CO |
| 133 | University of Maryl&, Baltimore County | 10,625 (fall 2022) | $30,308 (out-of-state)$12,952 (in-state) | Baltimore, MD |
| 133 | University of Vermont | 11,898 (fall 2022) | $43,890 (out-of-state)$18,890 (in-state) | Burlington, VT |
| 133 | University at Albany-SUNY | 12,264 (fall 2022) | $28,998 (out-of-state)$10,408 (in-state) | Albany, NY |
| 133 | Miami University-Oxford | 16,865 (fall 2022) | $38,127 (out-of-state)$17,055 (in-state) | Oxford, OH |
| 133 | California State University-Fullerton | 35,239 (fall 2022) | $18,954 (out-of-state)$7,074 (in-state) | Fullerton, CA |
| 133 | University of Houston | 37,943 (fall 2022) | $27,110 (out-of-state)$11,870 (in-state) | Houston, TX |
| 133 | Elon University | 6,337 (fall 2022) | $44,536 | Elon, NC |
| 133 | Chapman University | 7,869 (fall 2022) | $62,784 | Orange, CA |
| 133 | University of Dayton | 8,416 (fall 2022) | $47,600 | Dayton, OH |
| 142 | Loyola University Chicago | 11,703 (fall 2022) | $51,706 | Chicago, IL |
| 142 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | 13,032 (fall 2022) | $26,520 (out-of-state)$11,040 (in-state) | Birmingham, AL |
| 142 | Clark University | 2,389 (fall 2022) | $55,187 | Worcester, MA |
| 142 | Clarkson University | 2,668 (fall 2022) | $57,950 | Potsdam, NY |
| 142 | Oregon State University | 28,905 (fall 2022) | $35,664 (out-of-state)$13,494 (in-state) | Corvallis, OR |
| 142 | University of Cincinnati | 29,989 (fall 2022) | $27,140 (out-of-state)$13,530 (in-state) | Cincinnati, OH |
| 142 | University of the Pacific | 3,294 (fall 2022) | $55,340 | Stockton, CA |
| 142 | Thomas Jefferson University | 3,771 (fall 2022) | $45,733 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 151 | Simmons University | 1,789 (fall 2022) | $45,538 | Boston, MA |
| 151 | University of Rhode Isl& | 13,927 (fall 2022) | $35,804 (out-of-state)$16,408 (in-state) | Kingston, RI |
| 151 | University of Kansas | 19,241 (fall 2022) | $28,035 (out-of-state)$11,167 (in-state) | Lawrence, KS |
| 151 | Colorado State University | 26,062 (fall 2022) | $33,752 (out-of-state)$12,896 (in-state) | Fort Collins, CO |
| 151 | Duquesne University | 5,095 (fall 2022) | $47,146 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 151 | Michigan Technological University | 5,710 (fall 2022) | $41,340 (out-of-state)$18,392 (in-state) | Houghton, MI |
| 159 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 12,391 (fall 2022) | $35,396 (out-of-state)$16,570 (in-state) | Lowell, MA |
| 159 | University of Nebraska – Lincoln | 19,189 (fall 2022) | $27,748 (out-of-state)$10,108 (in-state) | Lincoln, NE |
| 159 | University of Kentucky | 22,735 (fall 2022) | $33,406 (out-of-state)$13,212 (in-state) | Lexington, KY |
| 159 | Stockton University | 8,138 (fall 2022) | $23,420 (out-of-state)$15,532 (in-state) | Galloway, NJ |
| 163 | Rowan University | 15,264 (fall 2022) | $25,564 (out-of-state)$15,700 (in-state) | Glassboro, NJ |
| 163 | Montclair State University | 17,290 (fall 2022) | $22,470 (out-of-state)$14,767 (in-state) | Montclair, NJ |
| 163 | University of Mississippi | 17,302 (fall 2022) | $26,980 (out-of-state)$9,412 (in-state) | University, MS |
| 163 | Seattle University | 4,099 (fall 2022) | $54,285 | Seattle, WA |
| 163 | Adelphi University | 5,055 (fall 2022) | $47,290 | Garden City, NY |
| 163 | University of St. Thomas (MN) | 5,942 (fall 2022) | $52,284 | St. Paul, MN |
| 170 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 14,198 (fall 2022) | $34,218 (out-of-state)$12,186 (in-state) | Honolulu, HI |
| 170 | Kansas State University | 15,046 (fall 2022) | $27,816 (out-of-state)$10,942 (in-state) | Manhattan, KS |
| 170 | California State University-San Bernardino | 16,813 (fall 2022) | $14,311 (out-of-state)$7,679 (in-state) | San Bernardino, CA |
| 170 | The University of Alabama | 32,458 (fall 2022) | $33,200 (out-of-state)$11,900 (in-state) | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 170 | Mercer University | 4,859 (fall 2022) | $40,890 | Macon, GA |
| 170 | Quinnipiac University | 6,073 (fall 2022) | $53,090 | Hamden, CT |
| 170 | Florida A&M University | 7,709 (fall 2022) | $17,725 (out-of-state)$5,785 (in-state) | Tallahassee, FL |
| 178 | Ohio University | 17,860 (fall 2022) | $24,114 (out-of-state)$13,746 (in-state) | Athens, OH |
| 178 | Drake University | 2,835 (fall 2022) | $50,114 | Des Moines, IA |
| 178 | San Francisco State University | 21,868 (fall 2022) | $19,404 (out-of-state)$7,524 (in-state) | San Francisco, CA |
| 178 | Washington State University | 22,612 (fall 2022) | $29,073 (out-of-state)$12,997 (in-state) | Pullman, WA |
| 178 | University of North Carolina-Charlotte | 23,461 (fall 2022) | $21,338 (out-of-state)$7,214 (in-state) | Charlotte, NC |
| 178 | University of Arkansas | 26,269 (fall 2022) | $28,772 (out-of-state)$9,748 (in-state) | Fayetteville, AR |
| 185 | St. John Fisher University | 2,629 (fall 2022) | $39,666 | Rochester, NY |
| 185 | Oklahoma State University | 20,801 (fall 2022) | $24,764 (out-of-state)$9,244 (in-state) | Stillwater, OK |
| 185 | California State University, Fresno | 21,305 (fall 2022) | $13,112 (out-of-state)$6,974 (in-state) | Fresno, CA |
| 185 | University of Detroit Mercy | 3,156 (fall 2022) | $31,058 | Detroit, MI |
| 185 | Samford University | 3,672 (fall 2022) | $38,144 | Birmingham, AL |
| 185 | Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge | 30,952 (fall 2022) | $28,631 (out-of-state)$11,954 (in-state) | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 185 | Bradley University | 4,143 (fall 2022) | $39,680 | Peoria, IL |
| 185 | Missouri University of Science & Technology | 5,501 (fall 2022) | $31,862 (out-of-state)$14,462 (in-state) | Rolla, MO |
| 185 | Hofstra University | 6,110 (fall 2022) | $55,450 | Hempstead, NY |
| 195 | Russell Sage College | 1,126 (fall 2022) | $36,756 | Troy, NY |
| 195 | University of Louisville | 15,921 (fall 2022) | $29,174 (out-of-state)$12,828 (in-state) | Louisville, KY |
| 195 | University of Nevada, Reno | 16,973 (fall 2022) | $25,950 (out-of-state)$8,994 (in-state) | Reno, NV |
| 195 | University of Tulsa | 2,647 (fall 2022) | $48,102 | Tulsa, OK |
| 195 | East Carolina University | 21,688 (fall 2022) | $23,602 (out-of-state)$7,325 (in-state) | Greenville, NC |
| 195 | Touro University | 4,860 (fall 2022) | $21,810 | New York, NY |
| 201 | University of North Carolina-Wilmington | 14,294 (fall 2022) | $22,985 (out-of-state)$7,317 (in-state) | Wilmington, NC |
| 201 | Wayne State University | 16,116 (fall 2022) | $31,614 (out-of-state)$14,925 (in-state) | Detroit, MI |
| 201 | Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis | 17,727 (fall 2022) | $33,717 (out-of-state)$10,449 (in-state) | Indianapolis, IN |
| 201 | Valparaiso University | 2,349 (fall 2022) | $46,588 | Valparaiso, IN |
| 201 | La Salle University | 2,776 (fall 2022) | $35,520 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 201 | Robert Morris University | 2,782 (fall 2022) | $34,740 | Moon Township, PA |
| 201 | Xavier University | 4,860 (fall 2022) | $48,125 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 201 | The New School | 7,208 (fall 2022) | $56,244 | New York, NY |
| 209 | Chatham University | 1,499 (fall 2022) | $43,810 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 209 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 14,392 (fall 2022) | $22,261 (out-of-state)$10,687 (in-state) | West Chester, PA |
| 209 | Illinois State University | 18,055 (fall 2022) | $27,011 (out-of-state)$15,171 (in-state) | Normal, IL |
| 209 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 5,517 (fall 2022) | $30,992 (out-of-state)$14,854 (in-state) | North Dartmouth, MA |
| 216 | The College of St. Scholastica | 1,938 (fall 2022) | $40,454 | Duluth, MN |
| 216 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | 12,221 (fall 2022) | $37,211 (out-of-state)$15,535 (in-state) | Boston, MA |
| 216 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 14,198 (fall 2022) | $22,539 (out-of-state)$7,379 (in-state) | Greensboro, NC |
| 216 | Ball State University | 14,416 (fall 2022) | $28,766 (out-of-state)$10,758 (in-state) | Muncie, IN |
| 216 | Mississippi State University | 18,305 (fall 2022) | $26,580 (out-of-state)$9,815 (in-state) | Mississippi State, MS |
| 216 | Springfield College | 2,005 (fall 2022) | $43,707 | Springfield, MA |
| 216 | St. Catherine University | 2,416 (fall 2022) | $49,758 | St. Paul, MN |
| 216 | University of St. Thomas (TX) | 2,729 (fall 2022) | $33,660 | Houston, TX |
| 216 | University of Wyoming | 8,518 (fall 2022) | $22,718 (out-of-state)$6,938 (in-state) | Laramie, WY |
| 227 | Misericordia University | 1,777 (fall 2022) | $38,370 | Dallas, PA |
| 227 | Widener University | 2,555 (fall 2022) | $53,638 | Chester, PA |
| 227 | Kent State University | 20,418 (fall 2022) | $22,316 (out-of-state)$12,846 (in-state) | Kent, OH |
| 227 | Georgia State University | 28,927 (fall 2022) | $29,306 (out-of-state)$10,268 (in-state) | Atlanta, GA |
| 227 | Nova Southeastern University | 6,971 (fall 2022) | $37,080 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| 227 | University of Alabama at Huntsville | 7,169 (fall 2022) | $24,770 (out-of-state)$11,878 (in-state) | Huntsville, AL |
| 227 | Western Carolina University | 9,956 (fall 2022) | $8,532 (out-of-state)$4,532 (in-state) | Cullowhee, NC |
| 227 | University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras | N/A | $2,168 (out-of-state)$5,324 (in-state) | Rio Piedras, PR |
| 236 | University of North Florida | 14,171 (fall 2022) | $20,107 (out-of-state)$6,398 (in-state) | Jacksonville, FL |
| 236 | University of New Mexico | 15,914 (fall 2022) | $26,452 (out-of-state)$10,092 (in-state) | Albuquerque, NM |
| 236 | Western New Engl& University | 2,406 (fall 2022) | $46,430 | Springfield, MA |
| 236 | Bethel University (MN) | 2,533 (fall 2022) | $42,930 | St. Paul, MN |
| 236 | Azusa Pacific University | 2,588 (fall 2022) | $42,330 | Azusa, CA |
| 236 | Lipscomb University | 2,955 (fall 2022) | $38,824 | Nashville, TN |
| 236 | Biola University | 3,499 (fall 2022) | $46,704 | La Mirada, CA |
| 236 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 30,791 (fall 2022) | $29,660 (out-of-state)$11,728 (in-state) | Arlington, TX |
| 236 | Belmont University | 7,376 (fall 2022) | $41,320 | Nashville, TN |
| 236 | University of North Dakota | 9,928 (fall 2022) | $15,570 (out-of-state)$10,951 (in-state) | Grand Forks, ND |
| 236 | Gallaudet University | 914 (fall 2022) | $18,254 | Washington, DC |
| 249 | Union University | 1,899 (fall 2022) | $38,300 | Jackson, TN |
| 249 | North Dakota State University | 10,096 (fall 2022) | $15,646 (out-of-state)$10,992 (in-state) | Fargo, ND |
| 249 | Keiser University | 16,960 (fall 2022) | $36,020 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| 249 | Sam Houston State University | 18,235 (fall 2022) | $22,996 (out-of-state)$10,756 (in-state) | Huntsville, TX |
| 249 | Northern Arizona University | 23,207 (fall 2022) | $28,900 (out-of-state)$12,654 (in-state) | Flagstaff, AZ |
| 249 | Suffolk University | 4,437 (fall 2022) | $45,380 | Boston, MA |
| 249 | Maryville University of St. Louis | 5,809 (fall 2022) | $27,166 | St Louis, MO |
| 249 | Pace University | 8,223 (fall 2022) | $51,424 | New York, NY |
| 249 | Tennessee Tech University | 8,537 (fall 2022) | $15,030 (out-of-state)$10,830 (in-state) | Cookeville, TN |
| 249 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 9,352 (fall 2022) | $18,814 (out-of-state)$9,774 (in-state) | La Crosse, WI |
| 249 | University of Maine | 9,774 (fall 2022) | $35,346 (out-of-state)$12,606 (in-state) | Orono, ME |
| 260 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 1,412 (fall 2022) | $38,310 | Gwynedd Valley, PA |
| 260 | Central Michigan University | 10,421 (fall 2022) | $14,790 (out-of-state)$14,790 (in-state) | Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 260 | University of Missouri-St. Louis | 12,431 (fall 2022) | $31,516 (out-of-state)$12,648 (in-state) | St. Louis, MO |
| 260 | Regis University | 2,398 (fall 2022) | $43,980 | Denver, CO |
| 260 | Gannon University | 2,991 (fall 2022) | $36,676 | Erie, PA |
| 260 | Loyola University New Orleans | 3,289 (fall 2022) | $47,240 | New Orleans, LA |
| 260 | University of New Engl& | 3,718 (fall 2022) | $42,550 | Biddeford, ME |
| 260 | University of North Texas | 33,024 (fall 2022) | $24,644 (out-of-state)$12,044 (in-state) | Denton, TX |
| 260 | Winston-Salem State University | N/A | $16,932 (out-of-state)$6,276 (in-state) | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 269 | Lincoln Memorial University | 1,560 (fall 2022) | $26,150 | Harrogate, TN |
| 269 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 10,190 (fall 2022) | $30,734 (out-of-state)$12,734 (in-state) | Kansas City, MO |
| 269 | Northern Illinois University | 11,429 (fall 2022) | $12,504 (out-of-state)$12,504 (in-state) | DeKalb, IL |
| 269 | Seattle Pacific University | 2,428 (fall 2022) | $38,814 | Seattle, WA |
| 269 | Utah State University | 24,835 (fall 2022) | $24,802 (out-of-state)$9,228 (in-state) | Logan, UT |
| 269 | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | 25,365 (fall 2022) | $26,099 (out-of-state)$9,143 (in-state) | Las Vegas, NV |
| 269 | University of South Dakota | 7,132 (fall 2022) | $12,942 (out-of-state)$9,432 (in-state) | Vermillion, SD |
| 280 | Oklahoma City University | 1,361 (fall 2022) | $33,586 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 280 | University of St. Francis | 1,417 (fall 2022) | $37,000 | Joliet, IL |
| 280 | Immaculata University | 1,508 (fall 2022) | $28,550 | Immaculata, PA |
| 280 | North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University | 11,833 (fall 2022) | $20,243 (out-of-state)$6,733 (in-state) | Greensboro, NC |
| 280 | University of Toledo | 11,965 (fall 2022) | $21,280 (out-of-state)$11,920 (in-state) | Toledo, OH |
| 280 | Bowling Green State University | 13,853 (fall 2022) | $21,424 (out-of-state)$13,436 (in-state) | Bowling Green, OH |
| 280 | Portl& State University | 16,864 (fall 2022) | $24,495 (out-of-state)$9,375 (in-state) | Portland, OR |
| 280 | Old Dominion University | 18,375 (fall 2022) | $32,662 (out-of-state)$12,262 (in-state) | Norfolk, VA |
| 280 | DeSales University | 2,231 (fall 2022) | $44,800 | Center Valley, PA |
| 280 | Bellarmine University | 2,343 (fall 2022) | $46,780 | Louisville, KY |
| 280 | Hampton University | 2,794 (fall 2022) | $29,312 | Hampton, VA |
| 280 | Marian University (IN) | 2,860 (fall 2022) | $39,100 | Indianapolis, IN |
| 280 | Texas State University | 33,834 (fall 2022) | $24,447 (out-of-state)$12,207 (in-state) | San Marcos, TX |
| 280 | Clarke University | 785 (fall 2022) | $39,600 | Dubuque, IA |
| 280 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 8,000 (fall 2022) | $15,522 (out-of-state)$15,522 (in-state) | Carbondale, IL |
| 296 | New Mexico State University | 11,591 (fall 2022) | $27,385 (out-of-state)$9,058 (in-state) | Las Cruces, NM |
| 296 | Alvernia University | 2,018 (fall 2022) | $42,810 | Reading, PA |
| 296 | South Dakota State University | 9,921 (fall 2022) | $12,809 (out-of-state)$9,299 (in-state) | Brookings, SD |
| 296 | California State University-East Bay | N/A | $18,875 (out-of-state)$6,995 (in-state) | Hayward, CA |
| 296 | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | N/A | $5,920 | Ponce, PR |
| 296 | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | N/A | $10,234 | Wake Forest, NC |
| 304 | Louisiana Tech University | 10,083 (fall 2022) | $19,608 (out-of-state)$10,695 (in-state) | Ruston, LA |
| 304 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 14,137 (fall 2022) | $25,161 (out-of-state)$6,118 (in-state) | Fort Myers, FL |
| 304 | Concordia University Wisconsin | 2,817 (fall 2022) | $34,250 | Mequon, WI |
| 304 | Harding University | 3,523 (fall 2022) | $24,888 | Searcy, AR |
| 304 | Ferris State University | 9,000 (fall 2022) | $14,686 (out-of-state)$14,686 (in-state) | Big Rapids, MI |
Source: https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities
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U.S. News & World Report – National University Ranking 2020
U.S. News & World Report just released its 2020 Best Colleges rankings, covering approximately 1400 colleges and universities. For the ninth straight year, Princeton tops the National University list, followed, not unexpectedly, by Harvard in second. Columbia, MIT, and Yale tied for third. Williams College tops the list of National Liberal Arts Colleges, and UCLA is No. 1 among Top Public Schools. All the schools ranked in the top 20 National Universities list in 2020 were in the top 20 in 2019. This rankings inertia stems from both institutional continuity and a largely repetitive methodology.
2020 U.S. News & World Report implemented new ranking criteria that heavily weigh social mobility and graduation outcomes. The rankings compare bachelor’s degree-granting institutions from across the U.S. on 15 diverse measures of academic quality. They can help you craft a shortlist of places in which to dig deeper.
The publication evaluates schools based on the following – Student outcomes (including the new Social mobility factor), Student excellence, Faculty resources, Expert opinion, Financial resources, Alumni giving.
California
UC Berkeley had returned to a top-25 position on the national list (No. 22), after UCLA. (No. 20). Stanford tied with the University of Chicago and the University of Pennsylvania at No. 6 position.
Note 1. UC Berkeley is back in the good graces of the collegiate kingmakers behind the U.S. News and World Report’s annual ranking of the nation’s top universities. The news comes not long after the publication discovered the school (along with the University of Oklahoma) had been misreporting alumni donation data since at least 2014.
Back in July, U.S. News removed Cal from the rankings after a person affiliated with the school disclosed the incorrect reporting, Forbes reported.
(Public colleges and universities typically operate under the supervision of state governments and are funded, in part, by tax dollars and subsidies from the state. As a result, these universities often offer discounted tuition to residents of their states. Public schools run the range from small liberal arts colleges to large research institutions. )
New England
Princeton and Harvard clocked in at first and second place, respectively, for best National Universities, with a three-way tie for third: Columbia, MIT, and Yale.
Boston University (BU) advanced two spots, to number 40, BU shares that spot with five peer institutions, two of them – Brandeis and Northeastern – also in Massachusetts. The other three are Case Western Reserve University, the College of William & Mary, and Tulane University.
BU moved up one notch in the magazine’s ranking of Most Innovative Schools, tying at number 27 with the University of Pennsylvania, Rice University, and UCLA. These are institutions that in the opinion of presidents, provosts, and admissions deans surveyed by U.S. News are making the most innovative improvements in terms of curriculum, faculty, students, campus life, technology, or facilities.
Pennsylvania
Some of the Pennsylvania schools that made the national university rankings: University of Pennsylvania #6, Carnegie Mellon University #25, Villanova University #46, Lehigh University #50, Pennsylvania State University – University Park #57, University of Pittsburgh #57, Drexel University #97, Temple University #104, Duquesne University #132.
New York
A total of 121 New York colleges were featured on the national list with the highest-ranking college – Columbia University — coming in at No. 3 and the lowest-ranking New York school/schools earning rankings of between 164 and 381.
Among the New York schools that were featured on the social mobility rankings were Stony Brook University — SUNY, Pace University, Vassar College, United States Military Academy, Purchase College — SUNY, Monroe College, Nyack College, Iona College, Adelphi University and the United States Merchant Marine Academy.
Washington
The University of Washington again is the highest-ranked national university on U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 best colleges list. A total of five colleges were featured on the national list with UW coming in at No. 66 nationwide, and Whitman College in Walla Walla was ranked the 46th best liberal arts college in the nation. Washington schools that made the national university rankings – University of Washington (62), Gonzaga University (79), Seattle University (139), Washington State University (166), Seattle Pacific University (192).
Texas
Rice University is once again the top Texas school in U.S. News & World Report’s newest rankings , Rice was tied at No. 17 on the 2020 list of best national universities, along with Cornell University in New York. The University of Texas at Austin was the second Texas school on the 2020 list, once again, and moved up one spot from last year. Southern Methodist University in North Texas fell five spots from last year. The University of Houston also fell 14 spots.
Looking just at public schools, UT was No. 14 nationwide, Texas A&M University was No. 27, and UH came in at No. 92. They all fell from their spots last year.
Illinois
The University of Chicago (#6) maintained its position as one of top institutions in the nation, once again earning a ranking in the top 10 of U.S. News and World Report’s “best colleges” list for 2020. The Hyde Park university tied with Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania for sixth place in the organization’s national rankings.
What has brought many of the world’s most promising students and distinguished faculty to the University of Chicag the most powerful environment for original research and new schools of thought. The demonstrated success of the College over the last decade shows that more talented students than ever share these values and aspire to join, benefit from, and contribute to the University of Chicago’s distinctive intellectual community.
Northwestern University (#9) are delighted with their steady ascent in the U.S. News survey, it is an external endorsement of their extraordinarily talented community of faculty, staff and students does every day to make Northwestern one of the leading research universities in the world.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was the next highest-ranked Illinois school, finishing in 48th place. Loyola University (104th), the Illinois Institute of Technology (117th), DePaul University (125th) and the University of Illinois at Chicago (132nd) also finished among the rankings’ top 150.
Top Public Schools
California dominated the list. UCLA maintains its top spot with the University of California, Berkeley in second. It was the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor that rounded out the top three.
Methodology (adopted for 2020)
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/how-us-news-calculated-the-rankings
U.S. News made some changes for its 35th edition of the rankings. The publication updated its methodology to give the nearly 1,400 schools it evaluated more credit based on how they supported first-generation college students through graduation.
This year, the publication also created a new ranking category, Top Performers on Social Mobility, evaluating schools that best serve underrepresented students by looking at enrollment and graduation rates of low-income students
The publication evaluates schools based on the following.
Student outcomes (including the new Social mobility factor), Student excellence, Faculty resources, Expert opinion, Financial resources, Alumni giving.
The Ranking Factors
High school counselor opinion was discontinued as part of expert opinion. Otherwise, there were no changes in weights assigned to each factor for the 2020 edition. There are, however, small differences in how some of the factors were calculated, described below. For a more detailed look at how the rankings are computed on a factor-by-factor level, please see Ranking Criteria and Weights and Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings.
Factors and weights used in the U.S. News Best Colleges rankings.
Outcomes (35%)
More than one-third of a school’s rank comes from its success at retaining and graduating students within 150% of normal time (six years). It receives the highest weight in our rankings because degree completion is necessary to receive the full benefits of undergraduate study from employers and graduate schools. We approach outcomes from angles of graduation and retention (22%), graduation rate performance (8%) and social mobility (5%).
Graduation and retention rates: This has two components.
A four-year rolling average of the proportion of each entering class (fall 2009-fall 2012) earning a degree in six years or less (17.6%).
A four-year rolling average of the proportion of first-year entering students (fall 2014-fall 2017) who returned the following fall (4.4%).
Graduation rate performance: We compared each college’s actual six-year graduation rate with what we predicted for its fall 2012 entering class. The predicted rates were modeled from admissions data, proportion of undergraduates awarded Pell Grants, school financial resources, proportion of federal financial aid recipients who are first generation, and National Universities’ math and science, or STEM, orientations.
The first-generation students variable was new for the 2020 rankings and in effect gives schools more credit for their graduation rates when accomplished with higher proportions of students who were the first in their immediate families to attend college. The data was sourced from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard. Its inclusion improved the model’s predictive power.
Social mobility: Measures how well schools graduated students who received federal Pell Grants (those typically coming from households whose family incomes are less than $50,000 annually, though most Pell Grant money goes to students with a total family income below $20,000). New for the 2020 edition, data sourced from the federal government was used for nonresponders. Also, the below factors (weighted 2.5% each) were computed using two-year averages of fall 2011 and fall 2012 entering cohorts.
Pell Grant graduation rates are the six-year graduation rates of Pell Grant students adjusted to give much more credit to schools with larger Pell student proportions.
Pell Grant graduation rate performance is the factor that compares each school’s six-year graduation rate among Pell recipients with its six-year graduation rate among non-Pell recipients by dividing the former into the latter, then adjusting to give much more credit to schools with larger Pell student proportions. The higher a school’s Pell graduation rate relative to its non-Pell graduation rate up to the rates being equal, the better it scores.
U.S. News published a distinct social mobility ranking for all schools. The social mobility ranking is computed from the two ranking factors assessing graduation rates of Pell-awarded students (5% of the rankings total).
Additionally, for benchmarking purposes each schools’ ranking factors sections on its directory page includes both its social mobility rank and a distinct outcomes rank. Although the ranks themselves are not used to determine schools’ overall rankings, they are displayed to enable prospective students, parents and institutions to make comparisons on related ranking factors. The outcomes rank also includes the two social mobility ranking factors but also average graduation rates, first-year retention rates and graduation rate performance that in total comprise 35% of a school’s overall score.
We also changed how the graduation and retention rate benchmark ranking was calculated. It is once again computed from a school’s total score in these two ranking indicators: average six-year graduation rate and average first-year retention rate. In the 2019 edition only, it was based on a school’s score in these four ranking factors: average six-year graduation rate, average first-year retention rate, Pell Grant graduation rate and Pell Grant graduation rate performance.
Faculty Resources (20%)
Research shows the greater access students have to quality instructors, the more engaged they will be in class and the more they will learn and likely graduate. U.S. News uses five factors from the 2018-2019 academic year to assess a school’s commitment to instruction: class size, faculty salary, faculty with the highest degree in their fields, student-faculty ratio and proportion of faculty who are full time.
Class size is the most highly weighted faculty resource measure, at 8%. Schools score better the greater their proportions of smaller classes for fall 2018.
Faculty salary is weighted at 7% and is the average faculty pay plus benefits during the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 academic years, adjusted for regional differences in the cost of living. Nonresponders to the faculty salary question for the first time had modified federal government faculty salary data used as the basis for their estimates. Also new for the 2020 rankings, the faculty salary figures were adjusted using open source data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities 2017 dataset published in May 2019. These regional price indexes allow comparisons from one metro area to another and measure the differences in price levels across states and metropolitan areas for a given year. They are expressed as a percentage of the overall national price level. The regional price indexes cover all consumption goods and services, including housing rents.
U.S. News also factors the proportion of full-time faculty with the highest degree in their fields (3%), student-faculty ratio (1%) and the proportion of faculty who are full time (1%).
Expert Opinion (20%)
Academic reputation matters because it factors things that cannot easily be captured elsewhere. For example, an institution known for having innovative approaches to teaching may perform especially well on this indicator, whereas a school struggling to keep its accreditation will likely perform poorly.
We take a two-year weighted average of ratings from top academics – presidents, provosts and deans of admissions – who rate the academic quality of peer institutions with which they are familiar on a scale of 1 (marginal) to 5 (distinguished).
U.S. News collected the data by administering peer assessment surveys in spring 2018 and 2019 directly to schools. Of the 4,815 academics who were sent questionnaires, 43% responded. This response rate is well up from 36% the previous year.
The high school counselor opinion survey was not administered and its ranking factor was dropped from the National Universities and National Liberal Arts Colleges rankings formulas altogether because U.S. News had greater confidence in its peer assessment data. High school counselor ratings had never been included as a ranking factor in the Regional Universities and Regional Colleges methodology. The high school counselor assessment’s 5 percentage point weight in the ranking was added to the peer assessment weight for the National Universities and National Liberal Arts Colleges rankings formulas, increasing the weight of that indicator in those two categories from 15% to 20% – equal to what is done for Regional Universities and Regional Colleges.
Financial Resources (10%)
Generous per-student spending indicates that a college can offer a wide variety of programs and services. U.S. News measures financial resources by using the average spending per student on instruction, research, student services and related educational expenditures in the 2017 and 2018 fiscal years. Spending on sports, dorms and hospitals does not count.
A small adjustment for the 2020 rankings: For improved cohort alignment, we adjusted the denominator cohorts a year back so that fiscal year 2018 spending was compared with 2017 enrollment and fiscal year 2017 spending was compared with 2016 enrollment.
For non-responders, data sourced from the federal government was used – a change from the previous rankings edition.
Student Excellence (10%)
A school’s academic atmosphere is influenced by the selectivity of its admissions. Simply put, students who achieved strong grades and test scores during high school have the highest probability of succeeding at challenging college-level coursework; enabling instructors to design classes that have great rigor.
Standardized tests: U.S. News factors admissions test scores for all enrollees who took the mathematics and evidence-based reading and writing portions of the SAT and the composite ACT. We weighted standardized tests at 7.75%.
Schools sometimes fail to report SAT and ACT scores for students in these categories: athletes, international students, minority students, legacies, those admitted by special arrangement and those who started in summer 2018. For any school that did not report all scores or that declined to say whether all scores were reported, U.S. News reduced its combined SAT/ACT percentile distribution value used in the ranking model by 15%. If the combined percentage of the fall 2018 entering class submitting test scores is less than 75% of all new entrants, its combined SAT/ACT percentile distribution value used in the rankings was discounted by 15%.
High school class standing: U.S. News incorporates the proportion of enrolled first-year students at National Universities and National Liberal Arts Colleges who graduated in the top 10% of their high school classes. It contributes 2.25% toward schools’ overall scores.
For Regional Universities and Regional Colleges, we used the proportion of those who graduated in the top quarter of their high school classes. New for this ranking is that high school class standing data from high schools that reported on fewer than 10% of their fall 2018 new entrants received an estimate instead of having their scores discounted. Also new is that colleges that reported high school class standing data on less than 20% of new entrants have their fall 2018 data footnoted. This is a decrease from 50% of new entrants in previous editions.
Alumni Giving (5%)
This is the average percentage of living alumni with bachelor’s degrees who gave to their school during 2016-2017 and 2017-2018. Giving measures student satisfaction and post-graduate engagement. This year, U.S. News only incorporated data it collected from its own data collection.
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2019 U.S. News & World Report – Summary
Routinely, Stanford, Harvard, Yale and Princeton are among the top American universities, though their order often changes depending on the year and the specific methodology used. Also mainstays in the top grouping are usually Columbia, MIT and University of Chicago.
California is home to numerous high-quality colleges and universities. For the second year in a row, colleges located in California snagged more than 10 percent of the top 100 spots. Also a repeat: Stanford came in number one in the Golden State and seven of the state’s top 12 schools were part of the UC system.
Bruins and Trojans have something new to argue about: The magazine ranks the USC as the No. 23 national university and the UCLA at 24, tied with the University of Virginia.
UC Irvine is ranked 39th, UC San Diego is ranked 44th, Pepperdine University is tied at 50 with Penn State, UC Riverside is No. 118, San Diego State is No. 146, the University of La Verne is ranked 152, Azusa Pacific University is No. 183 and Cal State Fullerton is ranked 202.
The Philadelphia area’s abundance of higher-education institutions providing a strong showing. University of Pennsylvania rose one spot to tie with Duke University for 8th in the National University category.
Ranked 53rd, the University of Texas at Austin is a premier educational institution. More than 51,000 students and 3,000 faculty call this school home. Its undergraduate engineering and business programs are equally lauded, ranking 8th and 10th respectively. The flagship school of the sprawling University of Texas System offers undergraduate degrees in over 170 fields of interest. The honors programs is offered in business, engineering, liberal arts and natural sciences studies.
Source of Information資料來源：
US News & World Report – http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities