BU's 2020 US News ranking breakdown

kirin94
Mon, 09 Sep 2019 22:40:04 +0000

I just unlocked some paid contents on US News college ranking. I thought it could be interesting to know some of BU’s strength and weakness. However, I’m not sure if I’m allowed to share these data publicly…

Outcomes(35%)
Outcomes rank #55;
Graduation and retention rank #40;
Average 6-year graduation rate 87%;
Average first-year student retention rate 93%;
Social Mobility Rank #270;
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant 88%;
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant 88%;
Predicted graduation rate 85%;
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-) 3;

Expert Opinion(20%)
3.7 out of 5 (on par with BC and CaseWestern; slightly lower than Tufts 3.8, Florida 3.8, UC Irvine 3.8; slightly higher than WakeForest 3.6, UCSB 3.6, Brandeis 3.6)

Faculty Resources(20%)
Faculty resources rank #30;
Faculty compensation rank #42;
Percent of faculty who are full-time 87.7%;
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree 90%;

Student excellence(10%)
Student excellence rank #40;
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile 1330-1500;
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class 65%;

Financial resources rank #49;

Alumni giving rank #115;
Average alumni giving rate 10.1%;

In general, social mobility and alumni giving seem to drag BU’s ranking down heavily.
What do you guys think?