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The following data is from the USNWR 2008 edition:

ASSUMPTION: To be ranked top 10 you must beat all the universities ranked 11 thru 16 as well as ONE of the three Universities tied for 10th.

Overall Rank/ State Rank/ School/ Overall Score
38/ 10t/ UC- San Diego/ 62
38/ 10t/ UIUC/ 62
38/ 10t/ UW-Madison/ 62
42/ 11t/ UC- Davis/ 59
42/ 11t/ UWashington/ 59
44/ 13t/ UC- Irvine/ 58
44/ 13t/ UC- SB/ 58
44/ 13t/ UT- Austin/ 58
48/ 16/ PSU/ 57

49/ 17 UF/ 56/ RANKED 17th

FACT: UF is ranked #17 with 56 points ONE POINT behind PSU who has 57 points in overall score.
UC Irvine, UC-SB and UT- Austin are within TWO POINTS of UF's Overall Score.

The following information represents the seven (7) MAJOR CATEGORIES that comprise the USNWR rankings. I am listing them from "most" points to "least" points.
The MAJOR categories include: Peer Assesment @ 25%, Graduation and Retention rank @ 20%, Faculty Resources @ 20%, Selectivity @ 15%, Financial Resources rank @ 10%, Graduation Rate Performance @ 5%,and Alumni Giving rate @ 5%.

NOTE: There are SUB - Categories to these Main Categories breaking down the percentages further.
I will provide this info in separate individual threads.
I have also included a "delta" column indicating the separation between UF and it's competition.



1- Peer Assesment - VALUE 25%
Overall Rank/ State Rank/ School/ Delta
38/ 10t/ UW-Madison/ 4.1/ -0.5
44/ 13t/ UT- Austin/ 4.1/ -0.5
38/ 10t/ UIUC/ 4.0/ -0.4
42/ 11t/ UWashington/ 3.9/ -0.3
38/ 10t/ UC- San Diego/ 3.8/ -0.2
42/ 11t/ UC- Davis/ 3.8/ -0.2
48/ 16/ PSU/ 3.8/ -0.2
44/ 13t/ UC- Irvine/ 3.6/ 0

49/ 17/ UF/ 3.6/ same/ RANKED 16th

44/ 13t/ UC- SB/ 3.5/ 0.1


2- Graduation & Retention Rank- VALUE 20%
Overall Rank/ State Rank/ School / Delta
38/ 10t/ UC- San Diego/ 32/ -12
48/ 16/ PSU/ 35/ -9
38/ 10t/ UIUC/ 37/ -7
42/ 11t/ UC- Davis/ 40/ -4
44/ 13t/ UC- Irvine/ 40/ -4

49/ 17/ UF/ 44/ same/ RANKED 13th

38/ 10t/ UW-Madison/ 49/ 5
44/ 13t/ UC- SB /49/ 5
44/ 13t/ UT- Austin/ 59/ 15
42/ 11t/ UWashington/ 61/ 17


3- Faculty Resources- VALUE 20%
Overall Rank/ State Rank/ School/ Delta
44/ 13t/ UC- SB/ 32/ -91
44/ 13t/ UC- Irvine/ 55/ -68
38/ 10t/ UIUC/ 74/ -49
38/ 10t/ UW-Madison/ 74/ -49
38/ 10t/ UC- San Diego/ 95/ -28
42/ 11t/ UWashington/ 110/ -13
44/ 13t/ UT- Austin/ 110/ -13
42/ 11t/ UC- Davis/ 116/ -7

49/ 17/ UF/ 123/ same/ 16th

48/ 16/ PSU/ 165/ 42

4- Selectivity Rank - VALUE 15%

Overall Rank/ State Rank/ School / Delta
38/ 10t/ UC- San Diego/ 31/ -13
44/ 13t/ UC- SB/ 36/ -8
44/ 13t/ UC- Irvine/ 38/ -6
38/ 10t/ UW-Madison/ 42/ -2
38/ 10t/ UIUC/ 44/ 0

49/ 17/ UF/ 44/ same/ RANKED 12th tied

44/ 13t/ UT- Austin/ 48/ 4
42/ 11t/ UC- Davis/ 51/ 3
42/ 11t/ UWashington/ 52/ 8
48/ 16/ PSU/ 93/ 49

5- Financial Resources Rank- VALUE 10%
Overall Rank/ State Rank/ School/ Delta
38/ 10t/ UC- San Diego/ 28/ -12
42/ 11t/ UWashington/ 29/ -11
42/ 11t/ UC- Davis/ 31/ -9

49/ 17/ UF/ 40/ same/ RANKED 11th

38/ 10t/ UW-Madison/ 47/ 7
44/ 13t/ UC- Irvine/ 53/ 6
38/ 10t/ UIUC/ 59/ 19/
48/ 16/ PSU/ 59/ 19
44/ 13t/ UC- SB/ 96/ 56
44/ 13t/ UT- Austin/ 96/ 56


6- Graduation Rate Performance- VALUE 5%
Overall rank/ State Rank/ School/ Grad Rate Predicted/Grad Rate Actual/Over-Under Perf.

48/ 16/ PSU/ 63%/ 85%/ plus 22
38/ 10t/ UIUC/ 76%/ 82%/ plus 6
42/ 11t/ UWashington/ 69%/ 75%/ plus 6
44/ 13t/ UT- Austin/ 73%/ 77%/ plus 4
44/ 13t/ UC- SB/ 81%/ 84%/ plus 3
38/ 10t/ UW-Madison/ 77%/ 79%/ plus 2

49/ 17/ UF/ 77%/ 79%/ plus 2/ RANKED 13th tied

42/ 11t/ UC- Davis/ 80%/ 81%/ plus 1
38/ 10t/ UC- San Diego/ 86%/ 86%/ none
44/ 13t/ UC- Irvine/ 79%/ 79%/ none


7- Alumni Giving Rank- VALUE 5%
Overall Rank/ State Rank/ School/ Delta
48/ 16/ PSU/ 53/ -30
42/ 11t/ UWashington/ 83/ 0

49/ 17/ UF/ 83/ same/ RANKED 9th tied

44/ 13t/ UC- SB/ 89/ 6
44/ 13t/ UT- Austin/ 109/ 26
38/ 10t/ UIUC/ 117/ 34
38/ 10t/ UW-Madison/ 117/ 34
42/ 11t/ UC- Davis/ 135/ 52
44/ 13t/ UC- Irvine/ 149/ 66
38/ 10t/ UC- San Diego/ 182/ 99


OK folks, these are the FACTS that UF is being scored against.

Not very usefull yet until I put in the subcategories where you REALLY start to see UF's shortcommings.