

r-pop - Average research spending for student population.

The result is the schools with potentially the strongest research environments per student bubble up to the top regardless of size or research budget. The lowest ranked college is then removed and the new set is re-ranked. Research - Ranking is achieved by iteratively ranking the average of 3 research metrics (r-pop, r-stem, r-other ). The university ranked higher can mathematically field 'X' number of smarter students than universities ranked below them.įaculty - Ranking based on number of % of faculty with awards and academy membership. Higher Brainpower Rank = "Higher Density of Smart Students". Higher Smartest Rank = "Smartest for the Average University"īrainpower - The average "smartest" rank using 5 reference populations (CalTech, MIT, Stanford, GaTech and Berkeley). Smartest - University that can field the highest scoring students based on the average US University size. University grade inflation, average GPA, and STEM density are factors. An estimated GPA at the university is calculated for the average US Student. This will slightly boost scores for highly competitive schools.ĭifficulty - Academic rigor is estimated based on how difficult it is to get an "A" at the university. The university's test scores are corrected for dropout rate when score level is Good, Excellent or Elite. Rank - Overall rank based on the average of the ranking fields (Scores, Difficulty, Smartest, Brainpower, Faculty and Research). Clicking on the university's seal icon will take you to the university's website.Conference averages are based on the top 8 schools in the conference.It is possible for universities to be ranked higher/lower than one another depending on the filter set.The 2017 rankings will be available in August. The academic rankings of the universities within the major conferences (ACC, Big12, Big10, Pac12, SEC) are available. Selecting 'Rank Top 10 Only' will show the Top 10 for each filter category ranked against each other. It is an iterative process whereby lower ranking universities are removed and the set is re-ranked until the final set of 100 is reached. The universities are ranked against each other in each filtered set. The university 2014-2015 dataset is comprised of over 2400 US Universities & Colleges and comes from multiple sources using the most favorable reported metrics for a university. All universities are considered equal and there is no weighting of the ranking categories. The calculations are performed using normal statistical models. There are no subjective factors like 'reputation' that are used. The rankings are based on the reported academic and financial metrics of the colleges. UniversityBenchmarks is purely an academic ranking model. Most rankings rely heavily on subjective metrics like 'reputation' and 'selectivity'. There are many 'University Rankings' on the internet.
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CLICK HERE to download the CBS Sports Mobile App and get the latest on your team today.īelow is where Dodd slotted each team along with our commentary on why the move would make ranks the universities that attract and produce the best academic students. Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. He listed four teams that could stay in the Pac-12 and include a merger with another conference, but added that those remaining Pac-12 schools could also end up just joining the other conference. It's worth noting this is not reporting by Dodd, merely just his opinion on how things would unfold if the Pac-12 implodes. That would make the Big 12 the only conference to have members across all four time zones." "(Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark) wants to have membership in the Pacific Time Zone. "That interest has picked up considerably with the Pac-12 appearing even more vulnerable," Dodd wrote.

If the Pac-12 is indeed in its final moments, CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd revealed where he believes each team could end up when the dust settles on the latest wave of conference realignment. Either a new media rights deal and conference expansion will save the West Coast's most prestigious league or the departure of USC and UCLA sets off a ticking time bomb that leaves the remaining teams scattered in other conferences, including the Big 12 and Big Ten. There's a lot going on in the Pac-12, and it's tough to tell what the future of the conference looks like.
