U.S. News and World Report 2012 Undergra duate ings University of Georgia Results James M. Byars, M.Ed Graduate Assistant Office of Institutional Research September 20111
U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 2 In the 2012 U.S. News and World Report Undergraduate ings, the University of Georgia (UGA) ranked 62nd among national universities and 23rd among public universities. In comparison with last year s rankings, UGA fell six ranks in the national university category and five spots in the public university. In 2011, UGA was tied with the Ohio State University - Columbus, Purdue University - West Lafayette, and the University of Maryland - College Park at 18th in the Top 30 Public University rankings. In the 2012 edition, Ohio State and Maryland were ranked higher in both rankings. Also, Texas A&M University, University of Pittsburgh, and University of Connecticut eclipsed UGA in both rankings. Purdue suffered a similar drop in rankings and was tied with UGA at 23rd among public universities. The Terry College of Business was ranked as the 28th Best Undergraduate Business Program with top 25 rankings for programs in Accounting (17), Insurance (2), Management (22), Management Information Systems (14), and Real Estate (3). Of UGA s Board of Regents Peers, the University of Iowa and Florida are tied with UGA at 28th, Michigan State University was ranked 24th, and Pennsylvania State University and University of Maryland were ranked 20th in undergraduate business programs. The undergraduate engineering program was ranked 144th which was down from 127th the year before. UGA was ranked 80th among national universities by High School Counselor and 18th for the least debt assumed by the class of 2010. Table 1 U.S. News and World Report Institutional ings University of Georgia Years: 2004 2012 National Universities Public University 2004 58* 20* 2005 58* 19* 2006 58* 19* 2007 60* 21* 2008 59* 20* 2009 58* 20* 2010 58* 21 2011 56* 18* 2012 62* 23* * Represents Tie The following is a summary of significant changes in institutional statistics and rankings from 2011 to 2012: The Undergraduate Academic Reputation Index remained constant at 71 although the peer assessment score increased one-tenth of a point and high school counselor score decreased two-tenths. A greater weight was placed on peer assessment score (15.0%) than high school counselor (7.5%) which explains why each score offsets the other. The difference between scores and sub-factor weights is 2:1. UGA gained five spots in the Graduation & Retention ing, two in Faculty Resources, and seven in the Alumni Giving. These gains were offset the loss of seven spots in the Selectivity and the Financial Resources ings. There was a ten-point decrease in the 25th percentile score in the SAT scores of incoming freshmen class. This decline is confirmed by the ten point decrease in the SAT quantitative scores in 2010 which was reported in UGA s 2010 Common Data Set.
U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 3 UGA have less incoming freshmen (-1.0%) enrolled that were ranked in the top ten percent of their high school graduating class. UGA s graduation rate performance (i.e. over/under performance) was smaller in 2012 than 2012. Table 2 U.S. News and World Report Reported Undergraduate and Institutional Statistics University of Georgia Years: 2004-2012 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Overall ings National Universities - 58* 58* 58* 60* 59* 58* 58* 56* 62* Public School 18* 20* 19* 19* 21* 20* 20* 21 18* 23* Institutional Scores/ings Overall Score - 53 53 54 53 51 51 51 53 57 Peer Assessment 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 High School Counselor Score - - - - - - - - 3.9 3.7 Undergraduate Academic Reputation Index - - - - - - - - 71 71 Graduation & Retention - 73 65 61 60 61 62 60 52 47 Faculty Resources - 55 58 63 69 74 65 68 74 72 Selectivity - 64 72 59 60 64 63 60 56 63 Financial Resources - 86 93 93 104 120 105 110 115 122 Alumni Giving - 71 76 81 86 102 101 107 102 95 Average Freshmen Retention Rate 90 91% 92% 93% 93% 93% 93% 93% 94% 94% 6-Year Graduation Performance Predicted 6-Year Graduation Rate 65% 68% 68% 71% 74% 73% 72% 75% 75% 78% Actual 6-Year Graduation Rate 69% 70% 72% 74% 74% 77% 78% 80% 81% 82% Over(+)/Under(-) Performance 4 2 4 3 0 4 6 5 6 4 Institutional Percentages Classes Under 20 33 33% 34% 35% 35% 35% 38% 37% 36% 35% Classes of 50 or More 15 14% 13% 11% 10% 11% 11% 12% 13% 12% Faculty Characteristics Student/Faculty Ratio - 13/1 14/1 18/1 18/1 18/1 18/1 18/1 18/1 19/1 Percentage of Full-Time Faculty 96% 95% 94% 92% 92% 93% 92% 93% 92% 94% Incoming Freshmen Characteristics SAT/ACT 25th Percentile 1110 1110 1120 1130 1120 1120 1130 1130 1130 1120 SAT/ACT 75th Percentile 1300 1300 1300 1320 1330 1320 1310 1320 1330 1330 Freshmen in Top 10% of Class 40% 46% 43% 50% 52% 48% 53% 52% 54% 53% Acceptance Rate 62% 65% 75% 62% 65% 58% 54% 56% 54% 59% Average Alumni Giving Rate 19% 19% 19% 18% 17% 15% 14% 14% 13% 14%
U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 4 Graphs 1-5 U.S. News and World Report Category Institutional ings University of Georgia Years: 2004-2012 Graduation & Retention Years: 2004-2012 Faculty Resources Years: 2004-2012 75 70 65 60 55 50 45 73 65 61 60 61 62 60 52 47 80 75 70 65 60 55 55 58 63 69 74 65 68 74 72 40 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 50 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Selectivity Years: 2004-2012 Financial Resources Years: 2004-2012 75 70 65 60 55 50 64 72 59 60 64 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 63 60 56 63 130 120 110 100 90 80 86 93 93 104 120 105 110 115 122 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 110 105 100 95 90 85 80 75 70 71 Alumni Giving Years: 2004-2012 76 81 * Each graphs have varying scales of rank for the purpose of illustrating significant changes over time. 86 102 101 107 102 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 95
U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 5 Methodology: U.S. News and World Report ing Category Category Weight Sub-factor Sub-factor Weight Undergraduate Academic Reputation 22.5% Peer Assessment Score 15.0% High School Counselor Score 7.5% Acceptance Rate 1.5% Student Selectivity 15.0% Freshmen in Top 10% of Class 6.0% SAT/ACT Scores 7.5% Faculty Compensation 7.0% Percentage Faculty with Top Terminal Degree 3.0% Faculty Resources 20.0% Percent Full-Time Faculty 1.0% Student/Faculty Ratio 1.0% Class Size (1-19 Students) 6.0% Class Size (50+ Students) 2.0% Graduation & Retention 20.0% Average Graduation Rate 16.0% Average Freshmen Retention Rate 4.0% Financial Resources 10.0% Average Educational Expenditures Per Student 10.0% Alumni Giving 5.0% Average Alumni Giving Rate 5.0% Graduation Rate Performance 7.5% Graduation Rate Performance 7.5% Above are the category and sub-factor weights that were publically announced in both 2011 and 2012 U.S. News and World Report. In previous editions, the undergraduate academic reputation was solely expressed by the peer assessment score which weighted at 25.0%. However in recent editions the category is weighted at 22.5% with sub-factors weights for peer assessment score and high counselor score at 15.0% and 7.5% respectively. The graduation rate performance was given a higher weight at 7.5% from 5.0%. The actual methodology calculating rankings and overall scores is a closely guarded secret of the U.S. News and World Report. These weightings can provide valuable insight into significant statistical and potential policy changes which may insult in an institution moving up and down the rankings. These weightings will be used in the report to explain the changes in the University of Georgia s position from the 2011 to 2012 editions relevant to similarly rankings institutions. Clarification Notes The Undergraduate Academic Reputation Index allows for top academics (i.e. presidents, provosts, and deans of admissions) to assess the institutional excellence regarding undergraduate education. In 2001, this score introduced an assessment from high school counselors to rate an institution s programs. These scores are collectively a measure of the undergraduate academic quality of an institution. The Financial Resource Index measures an institution s average educational expenditures per students in the fiscal years of 2009 and 2010. These expenditures include instruction, research, student services, and other related educational expenditures. The Alumni Giving Index measures the average donations of living alumni with bachelor s degree from 2008 2009 and 2009 2010. The U.S. News and World Report consider this measure to be an indirect indicator of student satisfaction with education from the institution. The freshmen retention rate is the average proportion of freshmen entering school from fall of 2006 to fall of 2009 who returned the following year. The U.S. News and World Report methodology does not factor in the differences from edition to edition.
U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 6 U.S. News and World Report 2011 Appendix A Selective Peer Comparison
U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 7 Executive Summary All comparative rankings to the Aspirational Peers are out of 13 institutions including UGA. Institutional ings UGA has ranked 12th in National and Public University categories among Aspirational Peers from 2008 through 2012. The University of Minnesota - Twin Cities was ranked lower than UGA in both rankings. Institutional Characteristics UGA had the lowest Undergraduate Academic Reputation Index in both 2011 and 2012. UGA s performance in the two sub-factors (Peer Assessment Score and High School Counselor Score) was also at the bottom. Graduation & Retention ing UGA was ranked 10th in this category in 2012 and 2011. This is an improvement from 2008 when UGA was ranked 11th. Faculty Resources UGA has constantly remained above the median rank of Aspirational Peers. In 2011 and 2012, UGA was ranked 7th. Six out of 12 aspirational peers declined in rankings 2008 to 2012. Selectivity ing UGA has constantly been ranked 11th in this category ahead of the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities and Pennsylvania State University - University Park from 2008-2012. Eight aspirations peers lost ranks from year to year. Penn State dropped fourteen spots and University of Texas - Austin did six spots. Financial Resources UGA was ranked the lowest in the Financial Resources from 2008 to 2012. Ten peers increased their rankings and six experienced increases from 2008 to 2012. UGA has declined in this category since 2009. Alumni Giving UGA was ranked 9th in 2011 and moved up to 7th in 2012. Seven peers experienced decreases in rankings from 2011 to 2012, but ten including UGA were ranked higher in 2012 than in 2008.
U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 8 Graphs 1-5 U.S. News and World Report Category Institutional ings Against Aspirational Peers University of Georgia Years: 2008-2012 Graduation & Retention Years: 2008-2012 Faculty Resources Years: 2008-2012 65 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 61 62 60 52 47 35 36 36 36 36 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 76 74 72 70 68 66 64 74 65 74 74 68 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 72 University of Georgia Median - Aspirational Peers University of Georgia Median - Aspirational Peers 70 65 60 55 50 45 40 64 Selectivity ings Years: 2008-2012 63 42 42 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 University of Georgia Median - Aspirational Peers 60 46 56 44 63 46 130 105 80 55 30 Financial Resources Years: 2008-2012 120 105 110 115 122 40 44 43 43 42 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 University of Georgia Median - Aspirational Peers Alumni Giving Years: 2008-2012 110 105 100 95 90 85 107 102 101 102 95 92 92 89 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 University of Georgia Median - Aspirational Peers * Each graphs have varying scales of rank for the purpose of illustrating significant changes over time.
Appendix A: Table 1 National University ings U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 9 Year Aspirational Peer Cornell University 12 14 15 15 15-2 -1 0 0-3 Pennsylvania State University 48 47 47 47 45-0 0 2 2 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 28 30 28 30 29-2 2-2 1-1 University of California - Berkeley 21 21 21 22 21 0 0-1 1 0 University of California - Los Angeles 25 25 24 25 25 0 1-1 0 0 University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign 38 40 39 47 45-2 1-8 2-7 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 25 26 27 29 28-1 -1-2 1-3 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 71 61 61 64 68 10 0-3 -4 3 University of Texas - Austin 44 47 47 45 45-3 0 2 0-1 University of Virginia 23 23 24 25 25 0-1 -1 0-2 University of Washington 42 41 42 41 42 1-1 1-1 0 University of Wisconsin - Madison 38 35 39 45 42 3-4 -6 3-4 University of Georgia 59 58 58 56 62 1 0 2-6 -3 Median 38 35 39 41 42 UGA (of 13) 12 12 12 12 12 Appendix A: Table 2 Public University ings Year Aspirational Peer Cornell University - - - - - - - - - - Pennsylvania State University 16 15 15 15 13-0 0 2 4* University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 University of California - Berkeley 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 University of California - Los Angeles 3 3 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign 8 10 9 15 13-2 1-6 2-5 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 3 4 4 4 4-1 0 0 0-1 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 29 22 22 23 25 7 0-1 -2 4 University of Texas - Austin 13 15 15 13 13-2 0 2 0 0 University of Virginia 2 2 3 2 2 0-1 1 0 0 University of Washington 11 11 11 11 10 0 0 0 1 1 University of Wisconsin - Madison 8 7 9 13 10 1-2 -4 3-2 University of Georgia 20 20 21 18 23 0-1 3-5 -3 Median 8 8.5 9 12 10 UGA (of 13) 12 12 12 12 12
Appendix A: Table 3 Undergraduate Academic Reputation Index Score Years: 2011 2012 Aspirational Peer 2011 2012 Change Cornell University 92 93 1 Pennsylvania State University 77 77 0 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 84 85 1 University of California - Berkeley 93 93 0 University of California - Los Angeles 85 84-1 University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign 78 79 1 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 88 89 1 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 76 75-1 University of Texas - Austin 83 82-1 University of Virginia 86 87 1 University of Washington 78 79 1 University of Wisconsin - Madison 81 81 0 University of Georgia 71 71 0 Median 83 82 0 UGA (of 13) 13 13 8.5 U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 10 Appendix A: Table 4 High School Counselor Score Years: 2011 2012 Aspirational Peer 2011 2012 Change Cornell University 4.8 4.7-0.1 Pennsylvania State University 4.0 3.8-0.2 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 4.4 4.4 0 University of California - Berkeley 4.6 4.5-0.1 University of California - Los Angeles 4.3 4.2-0.1 University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign 3.9 4.0 0.1 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 4.4 4.3-0.1 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 4.0 3.8-0.2 University of Texas - Austin 4.2 4.1-0.1 University of Virginia 4.3 4.3 0 University of Washington 3.9 4.1 0.2 University of Wisconsin - Madison 4.0 4.0 0 University of Georgia 3.7 3.7 0 Median 4.2 4.1-0.1 UGA (of 13) 13 13 4.5
U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 11 Appendix A: Table 5 Peer Assessment Scores Year Aspirational Peer Cornell University 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.6-0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 Pennsylvania State University 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.9-0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.2-0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 University of California - Berkeley 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7-0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0-0.1 University of California - Los Angeles 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 0.0 0.0-0.1 0.0-0.1 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5-0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.7-0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 University of Texas - Austin 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.7 4.1-0.1-0.1-0.2 0.4 0.0 University of Virginia 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 University of Washington 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.9 0.0-0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 University of Wisconsin - Madison 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 University of Georgia 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5-0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 Median 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 UGA (of 13) 13 13 13 13 13 * ings for 2008 could not be located. Comparison is taken over four years. Appendix A: Table 6 Graduation & Retention ings Year Aspirational Peer Cornell University 15 15 15 15 16 0 0 0-1 -1 Pennsylvania State University 35 36 36 36 36-1 0 0 0-1 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 32 32 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 University of California - Berkeley 25 25 24 23 24 0 1 1-1 1 University of California - Los Angeles 24 24 24 23 24 0 0 1-1 0 University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign 37 38 38 38 38-1 0 0 0-1 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 26 27 27 27 27-1 0 0 0-1 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 128 122 117 108 98 6 5 9 10 30 University of Texas - Austin 59 58 53 52 51 1 5 1 1 8 University of Virginia 13 14 11 10 12-1 3 1-2 1 University of Washington 61 64 64 59 56-3 0 5 3 5 University of Wisconsin - Madison 49 46 46 46 41 3 0 0 5 8 University of Georgia 61 62 60 52 47-1 2 8 5 14 Median 35 36 36 36 36 UGA (of 13) 11 11 11 10 9 * ings for 2008 could not be located. Comparison is taken over four years.
Appendix A: Table 7 Faculty Resources ings U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 12 Years Aspirational Peer Cornell University 14 16 16 16 19-2 0 0-3 -5 Pennsylvania State University 165 149 153 161 101 16-4 -8 60 64 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 50 50 35 47 59 0 15-12 -12-9 University of California - Berkeley 38 33 35 33 30 5-2 2 3 8 University of California - Los Angeles 42 42 43 41 36 0-1 2 5 6 University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign 74 81 81 78 85-7 0 3-7 -11 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 69 72 74 70 59-3 -2 4 11 10 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 131 72 109 124 135 59-37 -15-11 -4 University of Texas - Austin 110 107 109 96 109 3-2 13-13 1 University of Virginia 36 35 35 37 41 1 0-2 -4-5 University of Washington 110 129 128 124 125-19 1 4-1 -15 University of Wisconsin - Madison 74 72 86 78 72 2-14 8 6 2 University of Georgia 74 65 68 74 72 9-3 -6 2 2 Median 74 65 74 74 72 UGA (of 13) 8 6 6 7 7 * ings for 2008 could not be located. Comparison is taken over four years. Appendix A: Table 8 Selectivity ings Year Aspirational Peer Cornell University 15 14 15 20 15 1-1 -5 5 0 Pennsylvania State University 93 85 84 74 88 8 1 10-14 5 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 33 34 34 34 37-1 0 0-3 -4 University of California - Berkeley 14 14 14 13 15 0 0 1-2 -1 University of California - Los Angeles 19 21 24 20 20-2 -3 4 0-1 University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign 44 50 54 54 56-6 -4 0-2 -12 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 23 18 24 26 27 5-6 -2-1 -4 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 74 63 68 63 64 11-5 5-1 10 University of Texas - Austin 48 52 46 44 50-4 6 2-6 -2 University of Virginia 26 28 29 27 26-2 -1 2 1 0 University of Washington 52 50 46 47 46 2 4-1 1 6 University of Wisconsin - Madison 42 42 51 53 53 0-9 -2 0-11 University of Georgia 64 63 60 56 63 1 3 4-7 1 Median 42 42 46 44 46 UGA (of 13) 11 11 11 11 11 * ings for 2008 could not be located. Comparison is taken over four years.
Appendix A: Table 9 Financial Resources ings U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 13 Years Aspirational Peer Cornell University 17 17 17 18 17 0 0-1 1 0 Pennsylvania State University 59 65 67 64 60-6 -2 3 4-1 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 31 31 31 30 29 0 0 1 1 2 University of California - Berkeley 40 44 43 43 36-4 1 0 7 4 University of California - Los Angeles 26 29 25 23 23-3 4 2 0 3 University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign 59 63 61 59 60-4 2 2-1 -1 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 29 35 37 36 36-6 -2 1 0-7 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 40 40 37 36 42 0 3 1-6 -2 University of Texas - Austin 96 94 86 82 79 2 8 4 3 17 University of Virginia 57 63 64 64 60-6 -1 0 4-3 University of Washington 29 29 30 30 29 0-1 0 1 0 University of Wisconsin - Madison 47 50 53 52 49-3 -3 1 3-2 University of Georgia 120 105 110 115 122 15-5 -5-7 -2 Median 40 44 43 43 42 UGA (of 13) 13 13 13 13 13 * ings for 2008 could not be located. Comparison is taken over four years. Appendix A: Table 10 Alumni Giving ings Years Aspirational Peer Cornell University 17 16 20 20 18 1-4 0 2-1 Pennsylvania State University 53 47 50 37 43 6-3 13-6 10 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 46 36 38 37 35 10-2 1 2 11 University of California - Berkeley 117 118 113 112 111-1 5 1 1 6 University of California - Los Angeles 117 109 107 106 104 8 2 1 2 13 University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign 117 109 107 106 104 8 2 1 2 13 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 83 74 79 77 79 9-5 2-2 4 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 109 101 98 98 104 8 3 0-6 5 University of Texas - Austin 109 89 92 92 95 20-3 0-3 14 University of Virginia 36 32 35 37 40 4-3 -2-3 -4 University of Washington 83 81 66 71 79 2 15-5 -8 4 University of Wisconsin - Madison 117 118 120 119 123-1 -2 1-4 -6 University of Georgia 102 101 107 102 95 1-6 5 7 7 Median 102 89 92 92 95 UGA (of 13) 7 8 10 9 7 * ings for 2008 could not be located. Comparison is taken over four years.
U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 14 U.S. News and World Report 2011 Appendix B Board of Regents Peer Comparison
U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 15 Executive Summary All comparative rankings to the Board of Regents Peers (BOR Peers) are out of 13 institutions including UGA. Institutional ings UGA ranked 5th in National and Public University rankings against the BOR Peers from 2008 through 2012 (excluding 2011 when UGA was 4th). UGA experienced the largest drop both rankings of the BOR Peers. Since 2008 five BOR Peers have experienced more significant declines than UGA. Institutional Characteristics UGA was ranked near the median of the Undergraduate Academic Reputation Index (6th in 2011; 5th in 2012) among BOR Peers. UGA was ranked 7th in the High School Counselor Score and was one of five schools which did not drop in scores from year to year. On the Peer Assessment Score, UGA gained two spots (5th to 7th) in 2012 as result of Florida dropping from 3.6 to 3.2. Graduation & Retention ing UGA was ranked 3rd among the BOR Peers and has made significant gains in this category by increasing 14 spots in the total rankings since 2009. This success is second only to Ohio State University who increased fifteen spots. Faculty Resources UGA has been a leader in this category among the BOR Peers. In 2012, UGA was ranked 2nd and has performed significantly better than the BOR Peers median ranking. This is a consistent trend for UGA since 2008 but several BOR Peers have made significant progress since 2008. Selectivity ing In 2012 UGA was ranked 5th which is consistent with past ranking among the BOR Peers. There is a huge disparity in this category's rankings as University of California - Davis, University of Florida, University of Maryland - College Park, Ohio State University - Columbus, and UGA having separated themselves from the other peers. Financial Resources UGA was ranked 11th and significantly distant from the median ranking of the BOR Peers. UGA s weak positioning in this category is a common trend with the University of Missouri - Columbia being the only BOR Peer ranked lower than UGA for all five years. Only four BOR Peers have seen no or positive change in their rankings from 2008 to 2012. Alumni Giving UGA was ranked 7th in this category in 2012 and 2011. Six BOR Peers also experienced a decrease from year to year. Half of the BOR Peers along with UGA experienced increases since 2008.
U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 16 Graphs 1-5 U.S. News and World Report Category Institutional ings Against Board of Regents Peers University of Georgia Years: 2008-2012 Graduation & Retention Years: 2008-2012 Faculty Resources Years: 2008-2012 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 75.5 86 87 87 87 61 62 60 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 52 47 135 120 105 90 75 60 113 115 74 65 119 124 125 68 74 72 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 University of Georgia Median - Board of Regents Peers University of Georgia Median - Board of Regents Peers 115 105 95 85 95.5 Selectivity Years: 2008-2012 99 103 106 105 75 64 63 65 63 60 56 55 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 University of Georgia Median - Board of Regents Peers 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 Financial Resources Years: 2008-2012 120 105 83 84 110 77 115 122 85 86 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 University of Georgia Median - Board of Regents Peers Alumni Giving Years: 2008-2012 112 110 108 106 104 102 100 109.5 109 107 106 105 102 101 102 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 University of Georgia Median - Board of Regents Peers * Each graphs have varying scales of rank for the purpose of illustrating significant changes over time.
Appendix B: Table 1 National University ings U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 17 Year Board of Regents Peer Iowa State University 85 89 88 94 97-4 1-6 -3-12 Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge - 130 128 124 128-2 4-4 2 Michigan State University 71 71 71 79 71 0 0-8 8 0 North Carolina State University 85 83 88 111 101 2-5 -23 10-16 Ohio State University - Columbus 57 56 53 56 55 1 3-3 1 2 University of Arizona 96 96 102 120 124 0-6 -18-4 -28 University of California - Davis 42 44 42 39 38-2 2 3 1 4 University of Florida 49 49 47 53 58 0 2-6 -5-9 University of Iowa 64 66 71 72 71-2 -5-1 1-7 University of Kentucky 122 116 128 129 124 6-12 -1 5-2 University of Maryland - College Park 54 53 53 56 55 1 0-3 1-1 University of Missouri - Columbia 91 96 102 94 90-5 -6 8 4 1 University of Georgia 59 58 58 56 62 1 0 2-6 -3 Median - Board of Regents Peers 67.5 71 71 79 71 UGA (of 13) 5 5 5 4 5 Appendix B: Table 2 Public University ings Year Board of Regents Peer Iowa State University 38 38 39 41 44 0-1 -2-3 -6 Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge - 67 60 60 63-7 0-3 4* Michigan State University 29 29 29 34 28 0 0-5 6 1 North Carolina State University 38 38 39 52 46 0-1 -13 6-8 Ohio State University - Columbus 19 19 18 18 17 0 1 0 1 2 University of Arizona 45 42 48 58 59 3-6 -10-1 -14 University of California - Davis 11 11 11 9 9 0 0 2 0 2 University of Florida 17 17 15 17 19 0 2-2 -2-2 University of Iowa 24 24 29 29 28 0-5 0 1-4 University of Kentucky 71 57 63 63 59 14-6 0 4 12 University of Maryland - College Park 18 18 18 18 17 0 0 0 1 1 University of Missouri - Columbia 42 42 48 41 39 0-6 7 2 3 University of Georgia 20 20 21 18 23 0-1 3-5 -3 Median - Board of Regents Peers 26.5 29 29 34 28 UGA (of 13) 5 5 5 4 5
Appendix B: Table 3 Undergraduate Academic Reputation Index Score Years: 2011 2012 Board of Regents Peer 2011 2012 Change Iowa State University 68 67-1 Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge 62 60-2 Michigan State University 70 71 1 North Carolina State University 66 65-1 Ohio State University - Columbus 75 77 2 University of Arizona 71 70-1 University of California - Davis 79 75-4 University of Florida 73 67-6 University of Iowa 73 72-1 University of Kentucky 64 64 0 University of Maryland - College Park 73 75 2 University of Missouri - Columbia 69 70 1 University of Georgia 71 71 0 Median - Board of Regents Peers 71 70-1 UGA (of 13) 6 5 5 U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 18 Appendix B: Table 4 High School Counselor Score Years: 2011 2012 Board of Regents Peer 2011 2012 Change Iowa State University 3.8 3.6-0.2 Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge 3.7 3.4-0.3 Michigan State University 3.7 3.6-0.1 North Carolina State University 3.7 3.6-0.1 Ohio State University - Columbus 3.9 3.9 0 University of Arizona 3.6 3.5-0.1 University of California - Davis 4.2 3.9-0.3 University of Florida 3.8 3.7-0.1 University of Iowa 3.9 3.8-0.1 University of Kentucky 3.6 3.6 0 University of Maryland - College Park 3.8 3.9 0.1 University of Missouri - Columbia 3.7 3.9 0.2 University of Georgia 3.7 3.7 0 Median - Board of Regents Peers 3.7 3.7-0.1 UGA (of 13) 7 7 3
U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 19 Appendix A: Table 5 Peer Assessment Scores Year Board of Regents Peer Iowa State University 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2-0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8-0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0-0.1 Michigan State University 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5-0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 North Carolina State University 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Ohio State University - Columbus 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8-0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 University of Arizona 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5-0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0-0.1 University of California - Davis 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.0-0.1-0.1 University of Florida 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.0-0.4-0.4 University of Iowa 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5-0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0-0.1 University of Kentucky 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 0.0-0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 University of Maryland - College Park 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 University of Missouri - Columbia 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3-0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 University of Georgia 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5-0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 Median - Board of Regents Peers 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 UGA (of 13) 7 7 7 7 5 * ings for 2008 could not be located. Comparison is taken over four years. Appendix A: Table 6 Graduation & Retention ings Year Board of Regents Peer Iowa State University 96 100 102 102 98-4 -2 0 4-2 Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge - 138 138 143 140-0 -5 3-2* Michigan State University 67 68 68 68 69-1 0 0-1 -2 North Carolina State University 84 84 87 87 87 0-3 0 0-3 Ohio State University - Columbus - 86 76 73 71-10 3 2 15* University of Arizona 149 151 151 157 154-2 0-6 3-5 University of California - Davis 40 44 46 49 47-4 -2-3 2-7 University of Florida 44 41 41 39 38 3 0 2 1 6 University of Iowa 107 104 107 108 98 3-3 -1 10 9 University of Kentucky - 138 145 148 149 - -7-3 -1-11* University of Maryland - College Park 55 49 42 42 44 6 7 0-2 11 University of Missouri - Columbia 96 97 99 98 98-1 -2 1 0-2 University of Georgia 61 62 60 52 47-1 2 8 5 14 Median - Board of Regents Peers 75.5 86 87 87 87 UGA (of 13) 4 4 4 4 3 * ings for 2008 could not be located. Comparison is taken over four years.
Appendix A: Table 7 Faculty Resources ings U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 20 Years Board of Regents Peer Iowa State University 102 115 119 124 125-13 -4-5 -1-23 Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge - 161 153 138 149-8 15-11 12* Michigan State University 186 186 173 166 163 0 13 7 3 23 North Carolina State University 158 149 153 177 174 9-4 -24 3-16 Ohio State University - Columbus - 100 103 112 116 - -3-9 -4-16* University of Arizona 78 57 68 78 109 21-11 -10-31 -31 University of California - Davis 116 100 103 78 72 16-3 25 6 44 University of Florida 123 129 144 173 135-6 -15-29 38-12 University of Iowa 55 52 50 47 51 3 2 3-4 4 University of Kentucky - 178 188 183 174 - -10 5 9 4* University of Maryland - College Park 147 149 137 138 144-2 12-1 -6 3 University of Missouri - Columbia 110 97 119 112 101 13-22 7 11 9 University of Georgia 74 65 68 74 72 9-3 -6 2 2 Median - Board of Regents Peers 113 65 119 124 125 UGA (of 13) 2 3 2 2 2 * ings for 2008 could not be located. Comparison is taken over four years. Appendix A: Table 8 Selectivity ings Year Board of Regents Peer Iowa State University 106 111 121 123 116-5 -10-2 7-10 Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge - 99 112 106 105 - -13 6 1-7* Michigan State University 93 99 103 112 110-6 -4-9 2-17 North Carolina State University 98 111 91 95 88-13 20-4 7 10 Ohio State University - Columbus - 53 60 67 62 - -7-7 5-9* University of Arizona 151 150 140 137 141 1 10 3-4 10 University of California - Davis 51 48 38 35 34 3 10 3 1 17 University of Florida 44 42 39 41 46 2 3-2 -5-2 University of Iowa 110 138 140 127 126-28 -2 13 1-16 University of Kentucky - 122 135 123 105 - -13 12 18 17* University of Maryland - College Park 44 40 46 47 50 4-6 -1-3 -6 University of Missouri - Columbia 98 133 135 112 110-35 -2 23 2-12 University of Georgia 64 63 60 56 63 1 3 4-7 1 Median - Board of Regents Peers 95.5 99 103 106 105 UGA (of 13) 4 5 4 4 5 * ings for 2008 could not be located. Comparison is taken over four years.
Appendix A: Table 9 Financial Resources ings U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 21 Years Board of Regents Peer Iowa State University 106 111 118 118 122-5 -7 0-4 -16 Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge - 137 118 98 107-19 20-9 30* Michigan State University 92 94 88 98 90-2 6-10 8 2 North Carolina State University 80 84 77 85 90-4 7-8 -5-10 Ohio State University - Columbus - 65 61 64 69-4 -3-5 -4* University of Arizona 80 74 77 78 82 6-3 -1-4 -2 University of California - Davis 31 31 31 32 29 0 0-1 3 2 University of Florida 40 44 46 49 49-4 -2-3 0-9 University of Iowa 59 57 77 78 69 2-20 -1 9-10 University of Kentucky - 57 58 59 57 - -1-1 2 0 University of Maryland - College Park 86 84 88 89 86 2-4 -1 3 0 University of Missouri - Columbia 114 122 146 160 167-8 -24-14 -7-53 University of Georgia 120 105 110 115 122 15-5 -5-7 -2 Median 83 84 77 85 86 UGA (of 13) 10 10 10 11 11 * ings for 2008 could not be located. Comparison is taken over four years. Appendix A: Table 10 Alumni Giving ings Years Board of Regents Peer Iowa State University 89 89 79 77 84 0 10 2-7 5 Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge - 131 113 106 95-18 7 11 36* Michigan State University 102 101 92 87 95 1 9 5-8 7 North Carolina State University 25 33 86 135 131-8 -53-49 4-106 Ohio State University - Columbus - 89 86 92 84-3 -6 8 5* University of Arizona 195 206 217 221 216-11 -11-4 5-21 University of California - Davis 135 131 133 147 151 4-2 -14-4 -16 University of Florida 83 74 79 77 84 9-5 2-7 -1 University of Iowa 117 109 113 119 117 8-4 -6 2 0 University of Kentucky - 109 128 119 111 - -19 9 8-2* University of Maryland - College Park 123 109 128 156 140 14-19 -28 16-17 University of Missouri - Columbia 174 118 66 57 66 56 52 9-9 108 University of Georgia 102 101 107 102 95 1-6 5-3 -3 Median 109.5 109 107 106 105 UGA (of 13) 4 5 7 6 6 * ings for 2008 could not be located. Comparison is taken over four years.
U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 22 U.S. News and World Report 2011 Appendix C Observed Peer Comparison
U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 23 Overview & Analysis The author has selected the similar institutions in terms of institutional characteristics that were ranked close (above and below) to UGA in the 2012 ranking to analyzes the changes in rankings and statistics from last year s and current U.S. News and World Report editions. The purpose of this analysis is to ascertain reasons for UGA s decline in the Public University rankings. These institutions will be labeled as Observed Peers. There were several institutions that experienced significant gains in rankings and these changes will be discussed in detail. These gainers were Michigan State University, University of Connecticut, University of Pittsburgh, and Texas A&M University College Station. Along with UGA, the University of Florida and Purdue University West Lafayette experienced huge declines. All comparative rankings to the Observed Peers are out of 14 institutions including UGA. Graduation & Retention According to the U.S. News and World Report methodology, a college's graduation rate performance is an indicator of added value which 'shows the effect of the college's performance and policies on the graduation rate of students after controlling for spending and student characteristics such as test scores and the proportion receiving Pell grants...if the actual graduation rate is higher than the predicted rate, the college is enhancing achievement." In both reports, UGA enjoys higher predication and actual graduation rates than most Observed Peers. However, UGA's graduation rate performance and relative standing declined from 2011 to 2012. UGA outperformed their predicted graduation rates in both years, but was ranked 8th in 2012 with a four point difference which was down from 5th with a six point difference in 2011. The graduation rate performance is 7.5% of the total score. Institutions such as Michigan State, Connecticut, and Texas A&M had big gains or held high performance rates from year to year. Conversely, Florida and Purdue have had lower graduation rate performances. This coupled with the strong performances already discussed could be correlated with UGA s decline in the rankings (as well as Florida and Purdue). Michigan State has may profited from a very significant graduation rate performance. Regarding the freshmen retention rates, UGA was ranked 2nd in both reports with 94% (tied with the University of Maryland). Eight of the 14 observed peers experienced a one percent increase in retention rates (expect for University of Connecticut who had 2%). Since the metric constitutes only four percent of the total score, most observed institutions enjoy high and similar scores, and UGA has a high performance relative to these peers, this sub-factor is probably not a substantial cause of UGA s decline in rankings. Faculty Resources UGA has enjoyed strong performance in this category. The following points about UGA s performance should be made: There is no opportunity to make an informed about the effect of faculty compensation on the Faculty Resource ing. This is a result of the inability to obtain the Runzheimer s Cost of Living Adjustment. Although, UGA s non-adjusted faculty salaries were in the bottom half for full, associate, and assistant professors compared to the observed peers. Given, UGA performed well in the Faculty Resources category and with faculty compensation being 7.0% of the total score, it is reasonable to assume that despite lower unadjusted salaries that UGA has competitive faculty salaries. UGA ranks in the bottom half of Observed Peers in student/faculty ratio, percentage of full-time faculty, and percentage of faculty with terminal degree, these sub-factors are 1%, 1%, and 3% of the total score. UGA has done well in minimizing classes over 50+ and was significantly better than Connecticut, Pittsburgh, and Texas A&M. However, this sub-factor is a smaller percentage of the total score (2%). Given the larger weight placed on the class under 20 students (6% of total score), this should be an area of consider
U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 24 for UGA. Connecticut and Pittsburgh made gains in this category (1% and 2%); whereas UGA (along with Pittsburgh) declined. UGA was ranked in the bottom half of this sub-factor for both years compared to the Observed Peers. Selectivity UGA was one of three Observed Peers which had a decrease in their 25th Percentile SAT Score. Conversely, Texas A&M, Connecticut, and Pittsburgh saw increases. Texas A&M and Pittsburgh increased their SAT 75th Percentile Score, while UGA remained at 1330 in both years. UGA went from being ranked 5th in both percentile scores in 2011 to 9th (25th) and 7th (75th) in 2012. The SAT Scores make up 7.5% of the total score. The fail of UGA's scores in conjunction with increases from Texas A&M, Connecticut, and Pittsburgh could account for some of the change in rankings from year to year. It is important to note that UGA has SAT Scores compared to these schools. However, their increase along with UGA s decrease shows that the distance in our selectivity may be narrowing. UGA was ranked high in 2011 and 2012 among Observed Peers for the percentage of their incoming freshmen in the top ten percent of graduating high school class and the institution s acceptance rate. However, UGA had two of the worst changes in both sub-factors from year to year. UGA was one of six Observed Peers which had a higher acceptance rate in 2012 than 2011. Since, the acceptance rate is only 1.5% of the total score it not likely that this could cause a substantial drop in UGA s total ranking. Despite a slight decline in the percentage of freshmen in the top 10% of their graduating class from 2011 to 2012, this should not be significant reason for UGA s decline because UGA enjoys a higher rate than the three institutions that surpassed it and only Pittsburgh saw an increase (both Texas A&M and Connecticut had the same rates from year to year). While, UGA s acceptance rate declined from 2011 to 2012, this should not be a contributor to the changes in ranking because the methodology does not factor in the differences from year to year. Also, UGA has a similar or better percentage than the three institutions which were ranked higher in 2012. Connecticut and Texas A&M experienced decreases in their acceptance rate, Pittsburgh only had a 1% increase, and the fact that acceptance rate constitutes only 1.5% of the total score. Financial Resources UGA has been ranked 13th (ahead of Virginia Tech) for the past three reports against Observed Peers. UGA has seen a steady decline in this category among all institutions for the past four years. The three schools that surpassed UGA in the 2012 Public Universities rankings either had insignificant changes in rankings from 2011 to 2012 reports (Pittsburgh with 0; Texas A&M with -1) or big gains (Connecticut with 17 the past two reports). All three institutions were significantly ranked already of UGA at 122 (Texas A&M - 79, Connecticut - 47, and Pittsburgh - 39) in 2012. This category is worth 10% of the total score and UGA's decline might be correlated to the following: UGA's performed poorly in educational expenditures per student (e.g. instruction, research, student services, and academic support) with respect to the Observed Peers for 2011 & 2012. UGA ranked at the bottom for instruction, in the bottom half for student services, and in the middle for research and academic support. Connecticut ranks 1st in average instruction expenditures for 2009 and 2010, Pittsburgh was 3rd, and Texas A&M was 6th. For research expenditures, Pittsburgh was 1st and Texas A&M was 5th. In regards to total expenditures, Pittsburgh was 1st, Connecticut was 3rd, Texas A&M was 6th, and UGA was 13th. These spending ranks correspond to the positions in the total Financial Resources ings. UGA had one of the lowest percentage increases in academic related spending in research, instruction, student services, and academic support expenditures per student in both years. Texas A&M and Connecticut
U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 25 saw substantial increases in most categories. Pittsburgh suffered worse than UGA from year to year, but their funding levels were substantially higher than UGA in both years. Alumni Giving Since the Alumni Giving constitutes 5.0% of the total score it is in all likelihood not a significant contributor to UGA's decline in the Public University ings. UGA was ranked 11th in 2011 and 8th in 2012. UGA was one of the few Observed Peers who increased their average alumni giving rate between the years. It is worth noting that Texas A&M University - College Station made strong gains in their ranked among Observed Pears in the alumni giving rate.
Graphs 1-5 U.S. News and World Report Category Institutional ings Against Observed Peers University of Georgia Years: 2008-2012 U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 26 Graduation & Retention Years: 2008-2012 Faculty Resources Years: 2008-2012 70 65 60 55 50 45 61 67 67 66.5 66 62 60 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 University of Georgia Median - Observed Peers 52 47 160 140 120 100 80 60 139 74 93 106 65 68 118 112.5 74 72 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 University of Georgia Median - Observed Peers 90 80 70 60 81 77 64 63 Selectivity Years: 2008-2012 69.5 60 74 56 70.5 63 135 125 115 105 95 85 Financial Resources Years: 2008-2012 120 83 105 110 115 122 81.5 81 78 78 50 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 University of Georgia Median - Observed Peers 75 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 University of Georgia Median - Observed Peers Alumni Giving Years: 2008-2012 110 105 100 95 90 85 107 105 102 101 102 92 89 89.5 89.5 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 University of Georgia Median - Observed Peers * Each graphs have varying scales of rank for the purpose of illustrating significant changes over time. * Medians for the 2008 edition may be skewed due to lack of information from observed peers.please consult graphs below.
Appendix C: Table 2 National University ings U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 27 Year Observed Peer Ohio State University - Columbus 57 56 53 56 55 1 3-3 1 2 University of Maryland - College Park 54 53 53 56 55 1 0-3 1-1 Texas A&M University - College Station 62 64 61 63 58-2 3-2 5 4 University of Connecticut 64 66 66 69 58-2 0-3 11 6 University of Florida 49 49 47 53 58 0 2-6 -5-9 University of Pittsburgh 59 58 58 64 58 1 0-6 6 1 Purdue University - West Lafayette 64 66 61 56 62-2 5 5-6 2 Clemson University 67 61 61 64 68 6 0-3 -4-1 Rutgers University - New Brunswick 59 64 66 64 68-5 -2 2-4 -9 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 71 61 61 64 68 10 0-3 -4 3 Michigan State University 71 71 71 79 71 0 0-8 8 0 University of Iowa 64 66 71 72 71-2 -5-1 1-7 Virginia Tech 71 71 71 69 71 0 0 2-2 0 University of Georgia 59 58 58 56 62 1 0 2-6 -3 Median Observed Peers 63 62.5 61 64 62 UGA (of 14) 5 4 4 3 7 Appendix C: Table 3 Public University ings Year Observed Peer Ohio State University - Columbus 19 19 18 18 17 0 1 0 1 2 University of Maryland - College Park 18 18 18 18 17 0 0 0 1 1 Texas A&M University - College Station 23 24 22 22 19-1 2 0 3 4 University of Connecticut 24 26 26 27 19-2 0-1 8 5 University of Florida 17 17 15 17 19 0 2-2 -2-2 University of Pittsburgh 20 20 20 23 19 0 0-3 4 1 Purdue University - West Lafayette 20 26 21 18 23-6 5 3-5 -3 Clemson University 27 22 22 23 25 5 0-1 -2 2 Rutgers University - New Brunswick 20 24 26 23 25-4 -2 3-2 -5 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 29 22 22 23 25 7 0-1 -2 4 Michigan State University 29 30 29 34 28-1 1-5 6 1 University of Iowa 24 26 29 29 28-2 -3 0 1-4 Virginia Tech 29 30 29 27 28-1 1 2-1 1 University of Georgia 20 20 21 18 23 0-1 3-5 -3 Median Observed Peers 21.5 23 22 23 23 UGA (of 14) 5 4 5 3 7
Appendix C: Table 3 Undergraduate Academic Reputation Index Score Years: 2011 2012 Observed Peer 2011 2012 Change Ohio State University - Columbus 75 77 2 University of Maryland - College Park 73 75 2 Texas A&M University - College Station 73 74 1 University of Connecticut 67 68 1 University of Florida 73 67-6 University of Pittsburgh 70 71 1 Purdue University - West Lafayette 77 77 0 Clemson University 69 67-2 Rutgers University - New Brunswick 71 71 0 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 76 75-1 Michigan State University 70 71 1 University of Iowa 73 72-1 Virginia Tech 73 73 0 University of Georgia 71 71 0 Median Observed Peers 73 71.5 0 UGA (of 14) 9 9 8 U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 28 Appendix C: Table 4 High School Counselor Score Years: 2011 2012 Observed Peer 2011 2012 Change Ohio State University - Columbus 3.9 3.9 0.0 University of Maryland - College Park 3.8 3.9 0.1 Texas A&M University - College Station 4.0 3.9-0.1 University of Connecticut 3.7 3.8 0.1 University of Florida 3.8 3.7-0.1 University of Pittsburgh 3.7 3.7 0.0 Purdue University - West Lafayette 3.7 4.0 0.3 Clemson University 3.9 3.8-0.1 Rutgers University - New Brunswick 3.9 3.9 0.0 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 4.0 3.8-0.2 Michigan State University 3.7 3.6-0.1 University of Iowa 3.9 3.8-0.1 Virginia Tech 4.1 4.0-0.1 University of Georgia 3.7 3.7 0.0 Median Observed Peers 3.85 3.8-0.05 UGA (of 14) 12 12 5
U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 29 Appendix C: Table 5 Peer Assessment Scores Year Observed Peer Ohio State University - Columbus 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8-0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 University of Maryland - College Park 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 Texas A&M University - College Station 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6-0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 University of Connecticut 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2-0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 University of Florida 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.0-0.4-0.4 University of Pittsburgh 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 Purdue University - West Lafayette 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8-0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 Clemson University 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.1-0.1 0.0 Rutgers University - New Brunswick 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4-0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.7-0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 Michigan State University 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5-0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 University of Iowa 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5-0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0-0.1 Virginia Tech 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.5-0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 University of Georgia 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5-0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 Median - Observed Peers 3.55 3.45 3.45 3.45 3.5 UGA (of 14) 8 9 9 10 8
Appendix C: Table 6A Graduation & Retention ings U.S. News & World Report 2011 Analysis 30 Year Observed Peer Ohio State University - Columbus - 86 76 73 71-10 3 2 15* University of Maryland - College Park 55 49 42 42 44 6 7 0-2 11 Texas A&M University - College Station 55 55 53 52 56 0 2 1-4 -1 University of Connecticut - 66 66 65 63-0 1 2 3* University of Florida 44 41 41 39 38 3 0 2 1 6 University of Pittsburgh - 74 71 68 66-3 3 2 8* Purdue University - West Lafayette - 97 92 92 96-5 0-4 1* Clemson University - 66 64 63 66-2 1-3 0* Rutgers University - New Brunswick - 74 73 71 69-1 2 2 5* University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 128 122 117 108 98 6 5 9 10 30 Michigan State University 67 68 68 68 69-1 0 0-1 -2 University of Iowa 107 104 107 108 104 3-3 -1 4 3 Virginia Tech 61 58 53 52 56 3 5 1-4 5 University of Georgia 61 62 60 52 47-1 2 8 5 14 Median Observed Peers 61 67 67 66.5 66 UGA (of 14) 4 5 5 4 3 * ings for 2008 could not be located. Comparison is taken over four years. Appendix C: Table 6B Graduation & Retention Statistics Sub-factor Breakdown Years: 2011-2012 2011 Graduation Rates 2012 Graduation Rates Freshmen Retention Rates Observed Peer Predicted Actual +/- Predicted Actual +/- 2011 2012 Change Ohio State University - Columbus 68% 75% 7% 70% 78% 8% 93% 93% 0% University of Maryland - College Park 81% 82% 1% 80% 81% 1% 93% 94% 1% Texas A&M University - College Station 76% 80% 4% 73% 79% 6% 92% 92% 0% University of Connecticut 70% 78% 8% 72% 81% 9% 91% 93% 2% University of Florida 80% 82% 2% 82% 84% 2% 95% 96% 1% University of Pittsburgh 77% 78% 1% 77% 78% 1% 91% 92% 1% Purdue University - West Lafayette 66% 70% 4% 65% 69% 4% 86% 87% 1% Clemson University 76% 77% 1% 72% 76% 4% 91% 91% 0% Rutgers University - New Brunswick 75% 77% 2% 74% 77% 3% 91% 91% 0% University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 70% 68% -2% 68% 70% 2% 88% 89% 1% Michigan State University 68% 77% 9% 62% 77% 15% 91% 91% 0% University of Iowa 62% 69% 7% 62% 70% 8% 83% 84% 1% Virginia Tech 74% 80% 6% 73% 80% 7% 91% 92% 1% University of Georgia 75% 81% 6% 78% 82% 4% 94% 94% 0% Median Observed Peers 75% 78% 4% 73% 78% 4% 91% 92% 1% UGA (out of 14) 6 3 5 3 2 8 2 2 6