Where does ODU rank among American Colleges?

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Source ODU’s Standing

U.S. News and World Reports – 2010 National Universities Ranking

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/national-universities-rankings

Tier 3 (no specific ranking)

Forbes. Com – 2009 America’s Best Colleges

http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/02/colleges-university-ratings-opinions-colleges-09-intro.html

410 out of 600

ODU 2007 Faculty Salary Peer Grouphttp://www.odu.edu/ao/ira/factbook/faculty_staff/Fac_Non_hc/

peers_main.shtml

N/A

ODU’s Standing in the Rankings

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7 ranking categories (weights in parentheses)

1. Peer assessment (25 percent)2. Retention (20 percent) 3. Faculty resources (20 percent)4. Student selectivity (15 percent)5. Financial resources (10 percent)6. Graduation rate performance (5 percent)7. Alumni giving rate (5 percent)

National Universities: Ranking Methodology

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Tier 3 is approximately the next 25 percent of schools that are just beneath the numbered ranked schools in the top half in terms of their rankings in that category

◦ schools listed in Tier 3 are ranked lower than those in the top-half but are ranked higher than those in Tier 4

Tier 4 schools are the bottom 25 percent of schools in that category in terms of their rankings.

National Universities: Ranking Methodology

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“National Universities” are defined as: ◦ Research Universities (very high research activity)◦ Research Universities (high research activity)◦ Doctoral/Research Universities

262 national universities in the country (164 public, 98 private), based on categories developed by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

universities offer a full range of undergraduate majors, as well as master's and doctoral degrees; many strongly emphasize research.

National Universities: School Selection

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1. Harvard University , MA 1. Princeton University, NJ 3. Yale University, CT 4. California Institute of Technology ,CA 4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA 4. Stanford University, CA 4. University of Pennsylvania, PA 8. Columbia University, NY 8. University of Chicago, IL 10. Duke University, NC

U.S. News and World Reports:2010 Top 10 National Universities

NOTE: See website for alphabetical listing of Tier 3 National Universities

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The Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP) compiled its college rankings using seven components (the weightings are listed in parentheses): ◦ 1. Listings of Alumni in the 2008 edition of Who's Who in

America (12.5%)◦ 2. Salaries of Alumni from PayScale.com (12.5%)◦ 3. Student Evaluations from Ratemyprofessors.com (25%)◦ 4. Four-Year Graduation Rates (16.66%)◦ 5. Students Receiving Nationally Competitive Awards

(8.33%)◦ 6. Faculty Receiving Awards for Scholarship and Creative

Pursuits (5%)◦ 7. Four-year Debt Load for Typical Student Borrowers (20%)

2009 Forbe’s America’s Best Colleges: Ranking Methodology

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600 institutions of higher education ◦award undergraduate degrees or

certificates requiring "four or more years" of study

◦categorized by The Carnegie Foundation as Doctorate-granting Universities, Master's Colleges and Universities, or Baccalaureate Colleges

◦568 were included in the 2008 college ranking

◦32 schools in the sample were added based on school size

America’s Best Colleges: School Selection

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Forbe’s 2009 List of America’s Top 10 Best Colleges

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