2010 US News undergrad rankings?

Rockne1
Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:34:33 +0000

Although Fordham’s rank did not rise, it’s score went up one point – from 49 to 50, which would have placed us in a tie with Boston University in the 2009 rankings.

Below are the six key indicators, with Fordham’s score from '09 and '10 (written like this: 22/19. The latter, of course, representing the '10 score.)

Peer Assessment: 3.1/3.1 (no change)

Graduation and Retention Rank: 55/53 (up two spots)

Faculty Resources Rank: 68/64 (up four spots)

Student Selectivity Rank: 70/71 (down one spot)

Financial Resources Rank: 122/122 (no change)

Alumni Giving Rank: 53/38 (up 15 spots)

Overall, things moved in the right direction for Fordham. I wonder if the peer assessment is done every year or is it two years behind, like other sections of the test? Also, I wonder if the financial resources rank is calculated every year?

Finally, it seems to me that our student selectivity rank is unfair. Having students from the top 10% of their high school class weighs heavily into the selectivity rank, but most of Fordham’s students come from more competitive, elite private schools. How is this an objective comparison? If UC - Irvine attracts most of its students from mediocre public schools in California, how is it possible to compare the two – entering Fordham students probably have higher SAT scores, but fewer graduate in the top 10% of their class.

Either way, I am happy that Fordham continues to improve.

Go Rams!