Analysis of Auburn's Rankings On Selected Measures of Quality Compared to Peer Institutions Using Data From U.S. News & World Report "America's Best Colleges: 2013 Exclusive Rankings" Office of Institutional Research and Assessment September 12, 2012
"America's Best Colleges: 2013 Exclusive Rankings" U.S. News & World Report AU Rank in Group Indicator Weight 2013 (2012) Undergraduate Academic Reputation Index 22.5% 10th (9th) Graduation Rate 16.0% 15th (15th) Expenditures per Student 10.0% 18th (15th) Value Added (Graduation Performance) 7.5% 14th (7th) SAT/ACT 7.5% 8th (9th) Faculty Compensation 7.0% 17th (13th) Class Size 1-19 6.0% 22nd (23rd) Percent of Freshmen in Top 10% HS class 6.0% 10th (10th) Alumni Giving 5.0% 2nd (2nd) Freshman Retention 4.0% 13th (13th) Percent of Faculty with Terminal Degree 3.0% 3rd (2nd) Class Size 50+ 2.0% 14th (16th) Acceptance Rate 1.5% 18th (21st) Student/Faculty Ratio 1.0% 8th (8th) Percent Full-Time Faculty 1.0% 8th (7th) Total 100.0% Final AU Rank in 12th (12th) OIRA: 09/12/12: USNews2013 1
Overall Score and Rank * Overall Score National Public Rank/Tier Rank 2013 (2012) 2013 (2012) 1 University of Virginia 77 (76) 24th (25th) 2nd (2nd) 2 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 73 (74) 30th (29th) 5th (4th) 3 Georgia Institute of Technology 67 (67) 36th (36th) 7th (6th) 4 University of Texas - Austin 62 (63) 46th (45th) 13th (12th) 5 University of Florida 60 (58) 54th (58th) 17th (18th) 6 University of Maryland 58 (59) 58th (55th) 19th (16th) 7 University of Georgia 57 (57) 63rd (62nd) 21st (22nd) 8 Texas A&M University 56 (58) 65th (58th) 23rd (18th) 9 Clemson University 55 (56) 68th (68th) 25th (24th) 10 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 54 (54) 72nd (71st) 28th (27th) 11 University of Alabama 52 (53) 77th (75th) 32nd (30th) 12 Auburn University 50 (52) 89th (82nd) 37th (35th) 13 Florida State University 48 (47) 97th (101st) 42nd (45th) 14 University of Oklahoma 47 (47) 101st (101st) 46th (45th) 14 University of Tennessee 47 (47) 101st (101st) 46th (45th) 16 North Carolina State University 46 (47) 106th (101st) 51st (45th) 17 University of South Carolina 44 (46) 115th (111th) 55th (53rd) 18 University of Kentucky 42 (43) 125th (124th) 60th (58th) 19 Louisiana State University 40 (42) 134th (128th) 67th (62nd) 19 University of Arkansas 40 (41) 134th (132nd) 67th (64th) 21 Oklahoma State University 39 (41) 139th (132nd) 70th (64th) 22 University of Mississippi 37 (39) 151st (143rd) 81st (72nd) 23 Mississippi State University 34 (36) 160th (157th) 88th (82nd) 24 West Virginia University 33 (34) 165th (164th) 91st (88th) * Overall score is indexed to the score of the top-rated school among national universities (#1 = 100) OIRA: 09/12/12: USNews2013 2
Undergraduate Academic Reputation Index (Composite of Peer and High School Counselor Ratings)* Reputation Index (100 = highest) 1 University of Virginia 87 87 2 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 85 85 3 Georgia Institute of Technology 83 83 3 University of Texas - Austin 83 82 5 University of Maryland 76 75 6 Texas A&M University 75 74 7 University of Florida 73 67 7 University of Georgia 73 71 9 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 71 73 10 Auburn University 67 68 10 Clemson University 67 67 12 North Carolina State University 66 65 12 University of Alabama 66 67 14 University of Oklahoma 65 65 14 University of Tennessee 65 67 16 Florida State University 64 64 16 University of Kentucky 64 64 18 University of South Carolina 63 65 19 Louisiana State University 61 60 20 Oklahoma State University 59 60 20 University of Arkansas 59 60 20 University of Mississippi 59 59 23 West Virginia University 55 57 24 Mississippi State University 52 54 * 22.5% Combined Weight (peer and counselor ratings) OIRA: 09/12/12: USNews2013 3
Graduation Rate (Percentage of Freshmen Who Graduate within Six Years)* Rate 1 University of Virginia 94 (93) 2 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 90 (90) 3 University of Florida 84 (84) 4 University of Georgia 83 (82) 5 University of Maryland 82 (81) 5 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 82 (80) 7 University of Texas - Austin 81 (81) 8 Clemson University 80 (76) 8 Texas A & M University 80 (79) 10 Georgia Institute of Technology 79 (80) 11 Florida State University 74 (74) 12 North Carolina State University 72 (71) 13 University of South Carolina 70 (68) 14 University of Oklahoma 68 (64) 15 Auburn University 66 (66) 15 University of Alabama 66 (67) 17 University of Tennessee 63 (60) 18 Louisiana State University 62 (61) 18 Oklahoma State University 62 (59) 20 Mississippi State University 60 (58) 20 University of Mississippi 60 (59) 22 University of Arkansas 59 (58) 22 University of Kentucky 59 (58) 24 West Virginia University 57 (59) * Average proportion of freshmen entering from fall 2002 through fall 2005 who graduated in six years or less. 16.0% Weight OIRA: 09/12/12: USNews2013 4
Financial Resources (Expenditures per FTE)* Expenditures Per FTE Student 1 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill $57,642 ($51,872) 2 Georgia Institute of Technology $47,688 ($40,780) 3 University of Kentucky $45,027 ($37,855) 4 University of Virginia $43,245 ($39,161) 5 University of Tennessee $41,651 ($36,063) 6 University of Florida $40,483 ($33,632) 7 Texas A & M University $33,661 ($31,246) 8 University of Texas - Austin $33,608 ($29,349) 9 University of Maryland $33,084 ($31,255) 10 North Carolina State University $29,608 ($27,918) 11 University of Georgia $27,835 ($25,283) 12 Clemson University $27,752 ($28,152) 13 Louisiana State University $27,657 ($28,282) 14 Mississippi State University $27,011 ($27,124) 15 West Virginia University $26,968 ($23,295) 16 University of Arkansas $26,566 ($24,432) 17 Virginia Polytechnic Institute $26,495 ($23,357) 18 Auburn University $25,930 ($24,807) 19 University of Oklahoma $25,180 ($23,888) 20 University of South Carolina $22,417 ($20,860) 21 Oklahoma State University $22,243 ($22,565) 22 University of Alabama $21,132 ($20,544) 23 University of Mississippi $18,091 ($18,459) 24 Florida State University $17,893 ($16,048) * The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment applied the formula used by U.S. News & World Report to IPEDS financial data for FY 2010 and FY 2011. These data reflect the average spending per student (FTE) on instruction, academic support, student services, research, public service, institutitonal support and operations and maintenance of physical plant. 10.0% Weight OIRA: 09/12/12: USNews2013 5
Value Added (Difference Between Expected Graduation Rate and Actual Six-year Graduation Rates)* Difference 1 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 10 (7) 2 Florida State University 9 (-1) 3 Texas A & M University 6 (6) 3 University of Georgia 6 (4) 5 Clemson University 5 (4) 5 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 5 (5) 7 Mississippi State University 4 (1) 7 University of Mississippi 4 (4) 7 University of South Carolina 4 (3) 7 University of Virginia 4 (5) 11 University of Alabama 3 (7) 12 North Carolina State University 2 (-3) 12 West Virginia University 2 (5) 14 Auburn University 1 (4) 14 University of Texas - Austin 1 (1) 16 University of Maryland 0 (1) 17 Oklahoma State University -1 (0) 17 University of Florida -1 (2) 19 University of Oklahoma -2 (-7) 20 Louisiana State University -3 (-1) 21 University of Tennessee -4 (-3) 22 Georgia Institute of Technology -5 (-6) 23 University of Arkansas -7 (-8) 23 University of Kentucky -7 (-2) * Predicted graduation rate is a function of expenditures per student and student characteristics and is calculated by U.S. News & World Report using a proprietary formula 7.5% Weight OIRA: 09/12/12: USNews2013 6
Student Selectivity (Ranking by ACT Score of Entering Freshmen)* ACT SAT Range ACT Range Midpt. Rank Institution 25th 75th 25th 75th 2012 (2011) 1 Georgia Institute of Technology 1260-1450 28-33 30.5 (29.5) 2 University of Virginia 1240-1460 27-33 30.0 (29.5) 3 University of Maryland 1190-1400 26-32 29.0 (28.5) 3 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 1200-1400 26-32 29.0 (32.0) 5 University of Florida 1160-1360 25-31 28.0 (28.5) 6 Clemson University 1140-1330 25-30 27.5 (27.5) 6 University of Texas - Austin 1120-1380 24-31 27.5 (27.5) 8 Auburn University - 24-30 27.0 (27.0) 9 Florida State University - 25-28 26.5 (26.0) 9 Texas A & M University 1100-1300 24-29 26.5 (27.5) 9 University of Georgia 1120-1310 24-29 26.5 (27.0) 9 University of South Carolina 1100-1290 24-29 26.5 (26.0) 9 University of Tennessee - 24-29 26.5 (26.5) 9 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 1110-1310 24-29 26.5 (26.5) 15 North Carolina State University 1090-1280 24-28 26.0 (26.0) 15 University of Oklahoma - 23-29 26.0 (26.0) 17 Louisiana State University - 23-28 25.5 (25.5) 17 University of Alabama - 22-29 25.5 (25.5) 17 University of Arkansas - 23-28 25.5 (25.5) 17 University of Kentucky - 23-28 25.5 (25.0) 21 Oklahoma State University - 22-27 24.5 (25.0) 22 Mississippi State University - 20-27 23.5 (23.0) 22 University of Mississippi - 20-27 23.5 (24.5) 22 West Virginia University - 21-26 23.5 (23.5) * Data represent the middle 50% of the freshman class (25th to 75th percentile). Since some schools use the SAT and others use the ACT, the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment converted all scores to the ACT scale and used estimated midpoint of scores as basis for ranking. 7.5% Weight OIRA: 09/12/12: usnews2013 7
Faculty Resources (Average Salary and Benefits of Ranked Faculty)* Average Salary & Benefits * 1 Georgia Institute of Technology $139,550 ($137,450) 2 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill $135,900 ($130,400) 3 University of Virginia $131,150 ($131,950) 4 University of Maryland $130,850 ($128,750) 5 University of Texas - Austin $122,350 ($119,150) 6 Virginia Polytechnic Institute $116,600 ($111,350) 7 University of Alabama $115,850 ($112,400) 8 North Carolina State University $112,300 ($110,600) 9 University of Florida $111,800 ($113,450) 10 University of Georgia $109,150 ($108,450) 11 University of Oklahoma $107,300 ($105,300) 12 University of South Carolina $106,750 ($101,750) 13 University of Tennessee $104,950 ($102,550) 14 Louisiana State University $104,700 ($102,700) 15 University of Kentucky $103,850 ($102,750) 16 Florida State University $103,450 ($102,950) 17 Auburn University $102,500 ($103,200) 18 Clemson University $102,400 ($100,400) 19 Texas A & M University $102,400 ($103,350) 20 Oklahoma State University $99,350 ($97,900) 21 University of Arkansas $98,350 ($97,300) 22 West Virginia University $94,600 ($92,150) 23 University of Mississippi $88,250 ($87,250) 24 Mississippi State University $77,050 ($76,500) * Data used by U.S. News & World Report are unavailable. Source: 2010-11 & 2011-12 AAUP Faculty Compensation Surveys. 7.0% Weight OIRA: 09/12/12: USNews2013 8
Faculty Resources (Percentage of Classes with Fewer than 20 Students) Percentage 1 University of Virginia 53 (52) 2 Clemson University 52 (51) 3 University of Mississippi 47 (46) 4 University of Alabama 45 (46) 4 University of Florida 45 (41) 6 Georgia Institute of Technology 41 (41) 7 University of Oklahoma 40 (41) 8 Oklahoma State University 39 (39) 8 University of Georgia 39 (35) 10 Mississippi State University 36 (38) 10 University of South Carolina 36 (38) 12 University of Maryland 35 (35) 13 Florida State University 34 (35) 13 Louisiana State University 34 (34) 15 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 33 (37) 15 University of Tennessee 33 (32) 15 University of Texas - Austin 33 (34) 15 West Virginia University 33 (32) 19 University of Kentucky 32 (30) 20 University of Arkansas 29 (28) 21 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 28 (25) 22 Auburn University 26 (24) 23 North Carolina State University 21 (30) 24 Texas A & M University 19 (21) 6.0% Weight OIRA: 09/12/12: USNews2013 9
Student Selectivity (Freshmen in Top 10% of High School Class) Percentage 1 University of Virginia 91 (90) 2 Georgia Institute of Technology 83 (89) 3 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 79 (78) 4 University of Florida 78 (74) 5 University of Texas - Austin 73 (56) 6 University of Maryland 70 (71) 7 Texas A & M University 55 (50) 8 Clemson University 49 (51) 9 University of Georgia 47 (53) 10 Auburn University 45 (46) 11 University of Tennessee 44 (34) 12 North Carolina State University 43 (42) 12 University of Alabama 43 (43) 12 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 43 (45) 15 Florida State University 40 (39) 16 University of Oklahoma 36 (35) 17 University of Kentucky 33 (32) 18 University of Arkansas 31 (31) 19 Mississippi State University 28 (26) 19 University of South Carolina 28 (28) 21 Oklahoma State University 26 (26) 22 University of Mississippi 25 32 23 Louisiana State University 24 (24) 24 West Virginia University 20 (19) 6.0% Weight OIRA: 09/12/12: USNews2013 10
Alumni Giving (Percentage of Solicited Undergraduate Alumni Who Gave to their Institution) Percentage 1 University of Alabama 35 (34) 2 Auburn University 30 (31) 3 Georgia Institute of Technology 29 (28) 4 Clemson University 27 (28) 4 University of Arkansas 27 (23) 6 Texas A & M University 23 (21) 7 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 22 (22) 7 University of Virginia 22 (22) 9 Florida State University 20 (19) 10 University of Oklahoma 19 (19) 11 University of South Carolina 17 (17) 12 Mississippi State University 16 (17) 13 Oklahoma State University 15 (15) 13 University of Florida 15 (15) 13 University of Mississippi 15 (13) 13 West Virginia University 15 (12) 17 University of Georgia 14 (14) 17 University of Kentucky 14 (12) 17 University of Texas - Austin 14 (14) 17 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 14 (15) 21 Louisiana State University 13 (14) 22 North Carolina State University 11 (11) 22 University of Tennessee 11 (11) 24 University of Maryland 10 (10) * Average percentage of solicited undergraduate alumni who gave during 2009-10 and 2010-11. 5.0% Weight OIRA: 09/12/12: USNews2013 11
Freshman Retention (Percentage of Freshmen Who Return in Fall of Sophomore Year)* Percentage 1 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 97 (97) 1 University of Virginia 97 (97) 3 University of Florida 96 (96) 4 Georgia Institute of Technology 94 (93) 4 University of Georgia 94 (94) 4 University of Maryland 94 (94) 7 Texas A & M University 92 (92) 7 University of Texas - Austin 92 (92) 9 Clemson University 91 (91) 9 Florida State University 91 (90) 9 North Carolina State University 91 (90) 9 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 91 (92) 13 Auburn University 87 (87) 13 University of South Carolina 87 (87) 15 University of Alabama 85 (85) 15 University of Tennessee 85 (85) 17 Louisiana State University 84 (85) 18 Mississippi State University 83 (83) 18 University of Arkansas 83 (83) 18 University of Oklahoma 83 (83) 21 University of Kentucky 81 (80) 21 University of Mississippi 81 (80) 23 West Virginia University 80 (80) 24 Oklahoma State University 79 (79) * Average proportion of freshmen entering from fall 2007 through fall 2010 who returned their second fall. 4.0% Weight OIRA: 09/12/12: USNews2013 12
Faculty Resources (Percentage of Faculty with Terminal Degree)* Percentage 1 Florida State University 92.0 (92.0) 2 University of Virginia 90.7 (89.4) 3 Auburn University 89.7 (90.7) 3 Texas A & M University 89.7 (90.0) 5 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 89.6 (88.5) 6 University of Georgia 89.4 (89.6) 7 University of Texas - Austin 87.8 (87.9) 8 Louisiana State University 86.8 (84.3) 9 Clemson University 86.1 (85.1) 10 North Carolina State University 85.9 (85.2) 11 University of Kentucky 85.7 (81.8) 12 Georgia Institute of Technology 82.6 90.0) 13 University of Arkansas 82.2 (84.4) 14 University of Tennessee 82.0 (75.9) 15 University of Maryland 81.1 (79.9) 16 University of Oklahoma 78.6 (76.7) 17 University of Alabama 77.4 (79.7) 18 University of Florida 76.6 (75.2) 19 West Virginia University 75.0 (69.1) 20 Mississippi State University 73.5 (75.4) 21 Oklahoma State University 73.4 (76.9) 22 University of South Carolina 70.3 (72.1) 23 University of Mississippi N/A (79.2) 23 Virginia Polytechnic Institute N/A N/A * Data used by U.S. News & World Report are unavailable. Source: Common Data Set of individual institutions. N/A = Information not available. 3.0% Weight OIRA: 09/12/12: USNews2013 13
Faculty Resources (Percentage of Classes with 50 or More Students) Percentage 1 University of Tennessee 8 (8) 2 University of South Carolina 10 (11) 3 University of Georgia 11 (12) 3 University of Oklahoma 11 (11) 5 Oklahoma State University 12 (12) 6 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 13 (13) 7 Clemson University 14 (13) 7 Mississippi State University 14 (14) 7 University of Mississippi 14 (13) 10 University of Kentucky 15 (16) 10 University of Virginia 15 (16) 12 Florida State University 16 (16) 12 University of Maryland 16 (16) 14 Auburn University 17 (17) 14 University of Alabama 17 (16) 14 University of Florida 17 (16) 17 University of Arkansas 18 (18) 18 Louisiana State University 19 (19) 18 West Virginia University 19 (19) 20 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 20 (21) 21 Georgia Institute of Technology 23 (23) 21 North Carolina State University 23 (20) 23 Texas A & M University 25 (23) 24 University of Texas - Austin 26 (25) 2.0% Weight OIRA: 09/12/12: USNews2013 14
Student Selectivity (Percentage of Freshman Applicants Accepted for Admission) Percentage 1 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 31 (32) 2 University of Virginia 33 (33) 3 University of Florida 43 (43) 4 University of Alabama 44 (54) 5 University of Maryland 45 (44) 6 University of Texas - Austin 47 (47) 7 Georgia Institute of Technology 51 (52) 8 North Carolina State University 52 (54) 9 Florida State University 58 (60) 10 University of Arkansas 61 (60) 11 Clemson University 63 (51) 11 University of Georgia 63 (53) 11 University of South Carolina 63 (70) 14 Texas A & M University 64 (69) 15 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 67 (67) 16 Mississippi State University 68 (66) 16 University of Kentucky 68 (69) 18 Auburn University 70 (79) 18 University of Tennessee 70 (74) 20 University of Mississippi 79 (78) 21 Louisiana State University 80 (72) 22 Oklahoma State University 82 (81) 22 University of Oklahoma 82 (85) 24 West Virginia University 85 (86) 1.5% Weight OIRA: 09/12/12: USNews2013 15
Faculty Resources (Student/Faculty Ratio)* Ratio 1 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 14/1 (14/1) 2 University of Tennessee 15/1 (16/1) 3 University of Virginia 16/1 (16/1) 3 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 16/1 (17/1) 5 Georgia Institute of Technology 17/1 (19/1) 5 University of Mississippi 17/1 (17/1) 5 University of South Carolina 17/1 (19/1) 8 Auburn University 18/1 (18/1) 8 Clemson University 18/1 (16/1) 8 North Carolina State University 18/1 (18/1) 8 University of Arkansas 18/1 (18/1) 8 University of Georgia 18/1 (19/1) 8 University of Kentucky 18/1 (18/1) 8 University of Maryland 18/1 (18/1) 8 University of Oklahoma 18/1 (17/1) 8 University of Texas - Austin 18/1 (18/1) 17 Oklahoma State University 19/1 (19/1) 17 University of Alabama 19/1 (19/1) 19 Mississippi State University 20/1 (20/1) 20 Texas A & M University 21/1 (20/1) 20 University of Florida 21/1 (21/1) 22 Louisiana State University 23/1 (22/1) 22 West Virginia University 23/1 (23/1) 24 Florida State University 26/1 (22/1) *Data used by U.S. News & World Report are unavailable. Source: Common Data Set of individual institution. N/A = Information not available 1.0% Weight OIRA: 09/12/12: USNews2013 16
Faculty Resources (Percentage of Faculty that are Full-Time) Percentage 1 University of Florida 98 (98) 1 University of Virginia 98 (98) 3 Clemson University 97 (96) 3 North Carolina State University 97 (97) 3 University of Arkansas 97 (97) 3 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 97 (97) 3 University of Texas - Austin 97 (97) 8 Auburn University 95 (96) 8 Louisiana State University 95 (96) 8 Mississippi State University 95 (96) 8 University of Tennessee 95 (94) 12 Georgia Institute of Technology 94 (86) 12 Texas A & M University 94 (94) 12 University of Mississippi 94 (94) 12 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 94 (94) 16 University of Georgia 93 (94) 16 University of Oklahoma 93 (92) 18 University of Kentucky 92 (90) 19 Florida State University 91 (91) 20 Oklahoma State University 90 (92) 21 University of Alabama 89 (89) 21 West Virginia University 89 (89) 23 University of Maryland 88 (88) 24 University of South Carolina 87 (88) 1.0% Weight OIRA: 09/12/12: USNews2013 17