2012 EditionBased primarily on data from the 2010-2011 academic year and fall 2011

U.S. News & World Report Rankings

UNF soars upwards

2012 Edition: Rank 41

2011 Edition: Rank 48

2010 Edition: Rank 51

Best Regional UniversitiesSouthern Region

Methodology

Peer Assessment (25%)

U.S. News & World Report surveys institutions within peer groups

• Presidents

• Provosts

• Admission Deans

*5-point scale (marginal to distinguished)

*44% response rate

aka Undergraduate Academic Reputation

“Account for intangibles such as faculty dedication to teaching.”

UNF has been at 2.9 for the last three editions

Graduation & Retention Rates

Average Graduation

Rate80% [20%]

Average Freshman Retention

Rate20% [5%]

Graduation &

Retention25%

“The higher the proportion of freshmen who return to campus for their sophomore year and eventually

graduate, the better the school is apt to be at offering classes and services

that students need to succeed.”

81%

2010-201182%

2009-201083%

2008-200983%

2007-200877%

48%

2005-201150%

2004-201047%

2003-200949%

2002-200846%

Freshman Retention Rate : 20% [5%]

6-Year Graduation Rate : 80% [20%]

Faculty Resources (20%)

• Proportion of classes with fewer than 20 students• Shifted from 22% to 30%30% [6%]

• Proportion of classes with 50 or more students• Shifted from 12% to 10%10% [2%]• Faculty Salary (Average during 2010-11 & 2011-

12)• Increased 2.74%

35% [7%]• Proportion of faculty with highest degree in their

field• Shifted from 79% to 78%

15% [3%]

• Student-faculty ration• Shifted from 21/1 to 20/1 5% [1%]

• Proportion of faculty who are full-time• Remained at 85% 5% [1%]

Student Selectivity (15%)

50%[7.5%]

• SAT: Critical Reading & Math• Shifted from 1060-1230 to

1060-1240

40% [6%]

• High School Ranking – Top 25%• Shifted from 52% to 60%

10% [1.5]

• Acceptance Rate: ratio of admits to applicants

• Shifted from 51% to 50%

Financial Resources (10 %)

“Generous per-student spending indicates that a college can offer a wide variety of programs and services.

U.S. News measures financial resources by using the average spending per student on instruction,

research, student services, and related educational expenditures in the 2010 and 2011

fiscal years.” UNF average per-student expenditures

for the 2011 edition (2009/2010) and 2012 edition (2010/2011)

dropped by 7.12%

Education Expenditures/FTE: 2009 ($13,460)2010 ($10,904)

2011 ($11,671)

Alumni Giving (5%)

“Reflects the average percentage of living alumni withbachelor’s degrees who gave to their school during 2009-10 and 2010-11, which is an indirect measure of student satisfaction.”

UNF shifted from 7% to 8%

Only 2 of our peer/aspirants performed better than UNF

School RegionRank /

Tier

Overall Score (100

highest)

Peer Assessment Score (5.0 =highest)

Freshman Retention

RateGraduation

Rate

% of classes under

20

% of classes with 50 or more

Student to Faculty ratio

% of full-time

faculty

SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile

Freshman in top 25% of HS class

Freshman in top 10% of HS class

Acceptance Rate

Alumni giving

rate

James Madison South 6 84 3.9 91% 82% 31% 12% 16/1 85% 1050-1240 70% 60% 8%

College of New Jersey North 6 80 3.5 95% 86% 37% 0.2% 13/1 72% 1130-1330 89% 46% 7%

Appalachian State Univ. South 10 76 3.6 87% 65% 40% 8% 17/1 89% 1050-1230 55% 62% 10%UNC -Wilmington South 14 72 3.3 86% 68% 6 32% 7% 16/1 83% 1090-1250 65% 53% 7%

UNF South 41 52 2.9 81% 48% 6 30% 10% 20/1 85% 1060-1240 60% 50% 8%Towson University North 44 47 3.1 84% 68% 36% 1% 17/1 75% 990-1170 58% 54% 4%

Montclair State Univ. North 61 44 3.0 82% 62% 33% 3.0% 17/1 63% 900-1080 39% 5 57% 5%

Miami University of Ohio National 89 50 89% 81% 30% 12% 90% 24-29 32% 74% 17%

University of Maryland - Baltimore County National 160 34 86% 57% 36% 13% 85% 1110-1310 25% 61% 4%

UNC - Charlotte National 199 27 78% 53% 26% 22% 89% 980-1150 19% 70% 5%Portland State Univ. National

2nd Tier 70% 35% 35% 16% ` 79% 910-1160 11% 70% 4%

Masters by Region

Nationals by Region

Areas where a peer institution's performance was less than UNF's

Comparisons with UNF peer & aspirants