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Where does ODU rank among American Colleges?. Business Administration DSA Seminar February 18, 2010. ODU’s Standing in the Rankings. National Universities: Ranking Methodology. 7 ranking categories (weights in parentheses) Peer assessment (25 percent ) Retention (20 percent)
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Where does ODU rank among American Colleges? Business Administration DSA Seminar February 18, 2010
National Universities: Ranking Methodology • 7 ranking categories (weights in parentheses) • Peer assessment (25 percent) • Retention (20 percent) • Faculty resources (20 percent) • Student selectivity (15 percent) • Financial resources (10 percent) • Graduation rate performance (5 percent) • Alumni giving rate (5 percent)
National Universities: Ranking Methodology • Tier 3 is approximately the next 25 percent of schools that are just beneath the numbered ranked schools in the top half in terms of their rankings in that category • schools listed in Tier 3 are ranked lower than those in the top-half but are ranked higher than those in Tier 4 • Tier 4 schools are the bottom 25 percent of schools in that category in terms of their rankings.
National Universities: School Selection • “National Universities” are defined as: • Research Universities (very high research activity) • Research Universities (high research activity) • Doctoral/Research Universities • 262 national universities in the country (164 public, 98 private), based on categories developed by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching • universities offer a full range of undergraduate majors, as well as master's and doctoral degrees; many strongly emphasize research.
U.S. News and World Reports:2010 Top 10 National Universities • 1. Harvard University , MA • 1. Princeton University, NJ • 3. Yale University, CT • 4. California Institute of Technology ,CA • 4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA • 4. Stanford University, CA • 4. University of Pennsylvania, PA • 8. Columbia University, NY • 8. University of Chicago, IL • 10. Duke University,NC NOTE: See website for alphabetical listing of Tier 3 National Universities
2009 Forbe’s America’s Best Colleges: Ranking Methodology • The Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP) compiled its college rankings using seven components (the weightings are listed in parentheses): • 1. Listings of Alumni in the 2008 edition of Who's Who in America (12.5%) • 2. Salaries of Alumni from PayScale.com (12.5%) • 3. Student Evaluations from Ratemyprofessors.com (25%) • 4. Four-Year Graduation Rates (16.66%) • 5. Students Receiving Nationally Competitive Awards (8.33%) • 6. Faculty Receiving Awards for Scholarship and Creative Pursuits (5%) • 7. Four-year Debt Load for Typical Student Borrowers (20%)
America’s Best Colleges: School Selection • 600 institutions of higher education • award undergraduate degrees or certificates requiring "four or more years" of study • categorized by The Carnegie Foundation as Doctorate-granting Universities, Master's Colleges and Universities, or Baccalaureate Colleges • 568 were included in the 2008 college ranking • 32 schools in the sample were added based on school size
Any Questions? Business Administration DSA Seminar February 18, 2010