U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings Undergraduate
[Pages:1]U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings
Why Is This Important & Where Does NAU Fit In?
Why Do Rankings Matter?
6-10% increase in applications Prospective students use indicators to
determine if a school will be a good fit for them based on test scores, programs, cost, financial aid, class size, etc. Free exposure - when ranked approximately within top 200 , individual rank is visible and the school is highlighted with detailed information NAU can use metrics to benchmark against peer institutions and identify areas needing improvement.
**Source: Hanover Research, Understanding U.S. News and World Report Rankings
Impact and Exposure of U.S. News rankings
*12 months of views starting May 1, 2016
Section of 2017 views*
Education Page Views
445 million
Education Unique Visitors
82 million
Best Colleges Unique Visitors 200 million
Best Colleges Unique Visitors 37 million
US News Tier Structure
Tier 1 Institutions in the top 75% of ranked schools in their institutional category (approximately 200
institutions). Rank published by U.S. News. Tier 2
Institutions in the bottom 25% of ranked schools in their institutional category. Rank not
published by U.S. News. NAU: Ranked 234th (National Universities)
Unranked All other schools are listed as unranked. Rank is not calculated or used in comparisons that
determine other schools' ranks.
U.S. NEWS INDICATOR WEIGHTS
Alumni Giving, 5.0%
Graduation Rate Performance, 7.5%
Graduation and Retention Rates,
22.5%
Financial Resources, 10.0%
Student Selectivity, 12.5%
Faculty Resources, 20.0%
Undergraduate Academic
Reputation, 22.5%
2018 US NEWS BEST COLLEGES
Scoring Breakdown
Indicator Weight
Overall Graduation and Retention Rates
22.5%
Undergraduate Academic Reputation Faculty Resources Student Selectivity
22.5% 20.0% 12.5%
Financial Resources Graduation Rate Performance Alumni Giving
10.0% 7.5% 5.0%
Rank
NAU
Avg. of ABOR Peers
UA
ASU
234
178
124 115
224
203
170 146
5.8
5.5
7.3 7.0
270
212
145 106
221
209
160 140
250
215
87 197
-2%
-1%
-3% 7%
242
183
162 86
How Can I Help?
Share our story Help students find out why
NAU is a good fit for them Listen to students' needs
and interests Help students find the
resources available throughout campus Help improve our measures Each of us plays a roll in student success
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