Transcript US News & World Report America’s Best Colleges

Where Does UMKC Fit in the Rankings?
This presentation has been based on a presentation created by Joe Matt of the Institutional Research Office at ASU.
Why pay attention to the US News Rankings?
 Although rankings are imprecise, metrics are important
 Prospective students pay attention and compare institutions on a
number of indicators
 Schools are categorized by mission derived from Carnegie classification
 National Universities
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Offer full range of undergraduate majors, plus master’s and Ph.D. programs,
and emphasize faculty research
262 institutions, including UMKC
 Gather data from each college for up to 15 indicators of academic
excellence
 Each factor is assigned a weight that reflects how much it matters
 Colleges are ranked against their peers based on their composite
weighted score
US News Tier Structure
Top Schools
Institutions ranked 1 to 130
Tier 3
Institutions ranked 134 to 188
UMKC: Ranked 165th
Tier 4
Institutions ranked 197 to 260
US News Rating Factors
5%
5%
10%
Peer Assessment
25%
Retention
Faculty Resources
15%
20%
20%
Student Selectivity
Financial Resources
Graduation Rate Performance
Alumni Giving
2009 U.S. News Methodology
Measures and Their Weights
25.0%
Peer Assessment
16.0%
Six-year Graduation Rate
10.0%
Expenditures per FTE Student
7.5%
SAT/ACT Score
7.0%
Faculty Compensation
Freshmen in Top 10%
6.0%
Class Size: Fewer than 20
6.0%
Alumni Giving
5.0%
Grad Rate Performance
5.0%
4.0%
Freshman Retention Rate
3.0%
Faculty w/ Terminal Degree
Class Size: More than 50
Acceptance Rate
2.0%
1.5%
Proportion of FT Faculty
1.0%
Student: Faculty Ratio
1.0%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
U.S. News Measures by Cluster
Selectivity
Graduation &
Retention
•Freshman Persistence
•Graduation
•Grad Rate Performance
25%
Peer
Assessment
•SAT/ACT
•Top 10%
•Acceptance
15%
25%
Financial
Resources
Faculty
Resources
•Class Size
•Salaries
•Faculty
•Student/Faculty
20%
Alumni
Giving
5%
10%
Where Does UMKC Rank?
UM-Kansas City
2007 Edition
2008 Edition
2009 Edition
175th
27
172nd
23
165th
23
2.5
176th
2.5
158th
2.5
25.0%
Graduation & Retention Rank
Avg. persistence retention rate
Six-year graduation rate
192nd
73%
47%
206th
72%
45%
208th
72%
43%
4.0%
16.0%
Graduation Rate Performance Rank
Predicted
Actual
Difference
65%
47%
-18%
249th
63%
45%
-18%
250th
61%
43%
-18%
Faculty Resources Rank
Classes under 20 students
Classes of 50 or more students
Student/faculty ratio
Faculty who are full-time
Full-time faculty with terminal degree
Faculty Salaries
131st
53%
7%
11/1
82%
116th
56%
7%
13/1
83%
90th
54%
6%
9/1
84%
Selectivity Rank
ACT 25th-75th percentile
Freshmen in top 10% of HS class
Acceptance rate
106th
21-27
30%
75%
98th
20-27
34%
71%
99th
21-28
34%
60%
7.5%
6.0%
1.5%
Financial Resources Rank
131st
132nd
137th
10.0%
Alumni Giving Rank
Avg. alumni giving rate
229th
5%
233rd
5%
223rd
6%
5.0%
Overall Rank
Overall score
Peer Assessment Rank
Peer assessment score
Weighting
Tier
Increase 1%
3rd
3rd
4th
5.0%
9 students
7 students
4th
1st
6.0%
2.0%
1.0%
1.0%
3.0%
7.0%
12 sections
11 sections
27 positions
10 Faculty
1st
8 students
34 students
3rd
4th
435 alumni
UMKC’s Aspirational Peers
UMKC
Univ. of
Pittsburgh
SUNY at
Buffalo
Temple
University
Univ. of
Illinois-Chicago
Univ. of
Cincinnati
165th
58th
121st
134th
134th
149th
2.5
3.4
2.9
2.8
3.0
2.6
Graduation & Retention Rank
Avg. freshman persistence rate
Six-year graduation rate
Graduation rate performance
Predicted
Actual
Difference
208th
72%
43%
74th
90%
75%
125th
87%
63%
135th
85%
59%
188th
78%
52%
181st
80%
50%
61%
43%
-18%
67%
75%
8%
59%
63%
4%
51%
59%
8%
58%
50%
-8%
51%
52%
1%
Faculty Resources Rank
Classes under 20 students
Classes of 50 or more students
Student/faculty ratio
Faculty who are full-time
90th
54%
6%
9/1
84%
107th
43%
15%
16/1
92%
149th
35%
22%
16/1
85%
178th
42%
5%
17/1
73%
217th
37%
19%
16/1
91%
186th
47%
8%
14/1
99%
84%
92%
97%
70%
78%
61%
Selectivity Rank
ACT 25th-75th percentile
Freshmen in top 10% of HS class
Acceptance rate
99th
21-28
34%
60%
67th
1150-1340
48%
56%
128th
1040-1260
24%
52%
173rd
980-1180
19%
63%
118th
21-26
23%
64%
128th
21-27
20%
75%
Financial Resources Rank
137th
35th
105th
144th
34th
79th
Alumni Giving Rank
Avg. alumni giving rate
223rd
6%
95th
15%
174th
9%
166th
10%
214
7%
182nd
8%
Overall Rank
Peer Assessment Score
Full-time faculty with terminal degree
UMKC’s Operational Peers
UMKC
George
Mason Univ.
UAB
Univ. of
Louisville
Univ. of
South Florida
Virginia
Comm. Univ.
165th
149th
145th
170th
170th
170th
2.5
2.9
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.7
Graduation & Retention Rank
Avg. freshman persistence rate
Six-year graduation rate
Graduation rate performance
Predicted
Actual
Difference
208th
72%
43%
151st
85%
59%
230th
76%
38%
223rd
77%
44%
185th
81%
49%
197th
81%
47%
61%
43%
-18%
56%
59%
3%
53%
38%
-15%
56%
44%
-12%
52%
49%
-3%
52%
47%
-5%
Faculty Resources Rank
Classes under 20 students
Classes of 50 or more students
Student/faculty ratio
Faculty who are full-time
90th
54%
6%
9/1
84%
203rd
34%
13%
15/1
78%
115th
38%
13%
17/1
97%
211th
25%
13%
18/1
84%
234th
29%
14%
19/1
97%
143rd
44%
11%
18/1
84%
84%
91%
86%
89%
80%
Selectivity Rank
ACT 25th-75th percentile
Freshmen in top 10% of HS class
Acceptance rate
99th
21-28
34%
60%
179th
1020-1210
18%
56%
111th
21-27
30%
77%
122nd
21-27
24%
70%
133rd
1010-1210
27%
50%
209th
960-1170
15%
62%
Financial Resources Rank
137th
197th
22nd
72nd
169th
158th
Alumni Giving Rank
Avg. alumni giving rate
223rd
6%
190th
8%
148th
11%
118th
13%
148th
11%
182nd
9%
Overall Rank
Peer Assessment Score
Full-time faculty with terminal degree
Lowest Schools in Top Tier
UMKC
Duquesne
University
Kansas St.
University
LSU
Samford
University
165th
130th
130th
130th
130th
2.5
2.5
2.8
2.7
2.3
Graduation & Retention Rank
Avg. freshman persistence rate
Six-year graduation rate
Graduation rate performance
Predicted
Actual
Difference
208th
72%
43%
86th
87%
72%
138th
80%
57%
138th
84%
60%
93rd
84%
67%
61%
43%
-18%
61%
72%
11%
57%
57%
0%
61%
60%
-1%
71%
67%
-4%
Faculty Resources Rank
Classes under 20 students
Classes of 50 or more students
Student/faculty ratio
Faculty who are full-time
90th
54%
6%
9/1
84%
161st
50%
7%
15/1
74%
136th
52%
10%
20/1
95%
161st
35%
18%
20/1
96%
90th
60%
6%
12/1
84%
84%
86%
84%
85%
84%
Selectivity Rank
ACT 25th-75th percentile
Freshmen in top 10% of HS class
Acceptance rate
99th
21-28
34%
60%
150th
1020-1210
26%
74%
133rd
21-28
23%
95%
99th
23-28
27%
73%
105th
22-28
32%
92%
Financial Resources Rank
137th
186th
158th
137th
144th
Alumni Giving Rank
Avg. alumni giving rate
223rd
6%
101st
15%
56th
20%
131st
13%
144th
12%
Overall Rank
Peer Assessment Score
Full-time faculty with terminal degree
Top Five Up-and-Coming Universities
UMKC
George
Mason Univ.
Clemson
University
USC
ASU
Univ. of
Maryland-Balt. Co.
165th
149th
61st
27th
121st
149th
2.5
2.9
3.1
3.9
3.2
2.6
Graduation & Retention Rank
Avg. freshman retention rate
Six-year graduation rate
Graduation rate performance
Predicted
Actual
Difference
208th
72%
43%
151st
85%
59%
66th
89%
78%
32nd
96%
85%
160th
78%
56%
143rd
83%
60%
61%
43%
-18%
56%
59%
3%
72%
78%
6%
87%
85%
-2%
57%
56%
-1%
67%
60%
-7%
Faculty Resources Rank
Classes under 20 students
Classes of 50 or more students
Student/faculty ratio
Faculty who are full-time
90th
54%
6%
9/1
84%
203rd
34%
13%
15/1
78%
72nd
48%
11%
14/1
95%
25th
64%
12%
9/1
82%
50th
51%
14%
22/1
96%
178th
43%
13%
18/1
84%
84%
91%
86%
90%
89%
88%
Selectivity Rank
ACT 25th-75th percentile
Freshman in top 10% of HS class
Acceptance rate
99th
21-28
34%
60%
179th
1020-1210
18%
56%
63rd
1130-1320
52%
50%
21st
1270-1460
86%
25%
173rd
960-1220
27%
95%
118th
1080-1300
28%
69%
Financial Resources Rank
137th
197th
90th
38th
174th
152nd
Alumni Giving Rank
Avg. alumni giving rate
223rd
6%
190th
8%
28th
28%
8th
38%
148th
11%
238th
5%
Overall Rank
Peer Assessment Score
Full-time faculty with terminal degree