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U.S. News & World Report Rankings. 2012 Edition Based primarily on data from the 2010-2011 academic year and fall 2011. Best Regional Universities Southern Region. UNF soars upwards. 2012 Edition: Rank 41 2011 Edition: Rank 48 2010 Edition: Rank 51. Methodology.
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U.S. News & World Report Rankings 2012 Edition Based primarily on data from the 2010-2011 academic year and fall 2011
Best Regional Universities Southern Region UNF soars upwards 2012 Edition: Rank 41 2011 Edition: Rank 48 2010 Edition: Rank 51
“Account for intangibles such as faculty dedication to teaching.” U.S. News & World Report surveys institutions within peer groups • Presidents • Provosts • Admission Deans • 5-point scale (marginal to distinguished) • 44% response rate UNF has been at 2.9 for the last three editions Peer Assessment (25%) aka Undergraduate Academic Reputation
“The higher the proportion of freshmen who return to campus for their sophomore year and eventually graduate, the better the school is apt to be at offering classes and services that students need to succeed.” Graduation & Retention Rates
Freshman Retention Rate : 20% [5%] 6-Year Graduation Rate : 80% [20%]
“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 2010 and 2011 fiscal years.” Education Expenditures/FTE: 2009 ($13,460) 2010 ($10,904) 2011 ($11,671) UNF average per-student expenditures for the 2011 edition (2009/2010) and 2012 edition (2010/2011) dropped by 7.12% Financial Resources (10 %)
“Reflects the average percentage of living alumni with bachelor’s degrees who gave to their school during 2009-10 and 2010-11, which is an indirect measure of student satisfaction.” UNF shifted from 7% to 8% Only 2 of our peer/aspirants performed better than UNF Alumni Giving (5%)