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Academic Ranking of World Universities
Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Ranking of top 500 universities in the world based on several indicators of academic and research performance:

  • Quality of Education (10%)
  • Quality of Faculty (40%)
  • Research Output (40%)
  • Size of Institution (10%)
    For more details on ranking criteria see methodology.

    Kiplinger's 100 Best Values in Public Schools
    Kiplinger's personal finance magazine
    Ranking based on in-state and out-of-state overall rank for cost, academic quality measures, and financial aid measures including:

  • SAT/ACT score
  • admission rates
  • freshman retention rate
  • student-faculty ratio
  • four- and six-year graduation rates
  • Cost:
  • total in-state cost
  • verage cost for students with need
  • average cost for student without need
  • average proportion of need met by aid, average debt of graduates

    • Top American Research Universities
    The Center at the University of Florida
    Ranking of national research universities in ten performance measures. Report inlcudes institutions reporting over $20 million in federal research only.

  • Total research expenditures
  • Federal research expenditures
  • Endowment assets
  • Annual giving
  • Faculty members in the National Academies
  • Faculty awards
  • Doctorates awarded
  • Postdoctoral appointees
  • Entering Freshmen SAT Scores
  • National achievement and merit schollars
    For more information on ranking criteria see    Introduction to the Tables, andData Notes.

    • America's Best Colleges - Top National Universities
    US News & World Report magazine
    Ranking of national research universities based on seven categories of measures:

  • Academic reputation (25%)
  • Retention (20%)
  • Faculty resources (20%)
  • Student selectivity (15%)
  • Financial resources (10%)
  • Graduation rate performance (5% )
  • Alumni giving rate: (5% weight)
    For more information on ranking criteria see    Using the Rankings

    • US News & World Report Graduate Ranking
    US News & World Report magazine
    Ranking of graduate programs in business, education, engineering, law, and medicine, among others, based on four categories of measures:

  • Reputation(40%)
  • Student selectivity(20%)
  • Faculty resources(20%)
  • Research Activity 20%)
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