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Rank - Overall rank based on the average of the ranking fields (Scores, Difficulty, Smartest, Brainpower, Faculty and Research).

Scores - SAT & ACT scores. The university's test scores are corrected for dropout rate when score level is Good, Excellent or Elite. This will slightly boost scores for highly competitive schools.

Difficulty - Academic rigor is estimated based on how difficult it is to get an "A" at the university. An estimated GPA at the university is calculated for the average US Student. University grade inflation, average GPA, and STEM density are factors.

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Faculty - Ranking based on number of % of faculty with awards and academy membership.

Research - Ranking is achieved by iteratively ranking the average of 3 research metrics (r-pop, r-stem, r-other ). The lowest ranked college is then removed and the new set is re-ranked. The result is the schools with potentially the strongest research environments per student bubble up to the top regardless of size or research budget.

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r-stem - STEM research spending
r-other - Other/Medical/Health research spending

Salary ROI - "Salary Return on Investment" is not used in the overall ranking but is provided for additional information. Using the undergraduate average starting and mid-career salaries, the rank is based on a 20yr salary accumulation (with raises) minus the cost of a 4 year education at the university. Salaries are normalized across the country using the average COLA for the university's geo-economic region (7 regions total). The COLA effect is diminished by the level of the university. Elite, Excellent and Good universities have a greater distribution of graduates across the country and a diminishing COLA effect. The resultant value would be the graduate's spending potential over the 20yr period.

Overall ROI - "Overall Return on Investment" is not used in the overall ranking but is provided for additional information. The average of Overall Rank and Salary ROI. This would be the "Best academic bang for the buck". Colleges that produce the best education, at the best price, with the best return will be ranked higher.

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2016 Pacific 12 Conference : Pac12 Academic Rankings
rank	value	public	university	state	conference	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	r pop	r stem	r other	salary ROI	overall ROI	scores value	difficulty value	smartest value	brainpower value	faculty value	research value	salary ROI value	overall ROI value	scores	level	stem	drop	gpa avg	research	undergrads	grads	salary	price	scores valid
1	1.50	Private	Stanford University	California	Pacific 12 Conference	1	2	1	1	1	3	1	4	3	1	1	2214\|92	1.64\|59	2237\|93	2160\|90	6\|98	2.33\|98	1548825\|77	1.00\|99	2214/1476/33	Elite	29	3	3.55	884	7019	9944	65900	62801	True
2	2.33	Public	University of California-Berkeley	California	Pacific 12 Conference	3	1	3	2	1	4	4	1	6	4	2	2057\|86	1.51\|62	2192\|91	2160\|90	6\|98	3.00\|97	1424346\|71	3.00\|97	2057/1371/31	Excellent	60	9	3.27	711	27126	10439	59500	57234	True
-	2.33	-Conf-	Ivy League (Average)	-	Ivy League	2	1	1	1	4	5	5	5	6	2	2	2209\|92	1.20\|70	2241\|93	2183\|91	18\|94	4.67\|95	1491251\|75	2.00\|98	2209/1473/33	Elite	28	4	3.43	580	8246	9100	59575	63427	True
2	3.50	Private	University of Southern California	California	Pacific 12 Conference	2	3	2	3	5	6	9	7	4	13	6	2091\|87	1.76\|56	2193\|91	2156\|90	53\|83	5.33\|95	1194397\|60	7.50\|93	2091/1394/31	Elite	22	9	3.25	607	18739	23714	53000	64694	True
4	3.67	Public	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	2	14	9	1974\|82	2.22\|45	2147\|89	2108\|88	28\|91	1.67\|98	1193539\|60	9.00\|91	1974/1316/30	Excellent	30	10	3.25	974	29633	12212	51800	55856	True
5	4.33	Public	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	5	7	5	5	3	1	2	2	1	11	7	1840\|77	2.68\|33	2069\|86	2021\|84	18\|94	1.00\|99	1343116\|67	8.00\|92	1840/1226/28	Good	35	18	3.21	1093	30672	14112	53500	47817	True
-	5.00	-Conf-	Pacific - 12 Conference (Average)	-	Pacific 12 Conference	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	5	5	3	3	1944\|81	2.12\|47	2118\|88	2074\|86	42\|86	5.33\|95	1436432\|72	4.50\|96	1944/1296/29	Excellent	33	18	3.17	676	25451	11783	53775	52465	True
-	5.17	-Conf-	Ivy League (Low)	-	Ivy League	2	4	4	5	5	11	11	12	11	2	3	2127\|89	1.96\|51	2172\|91	2090\|87	35\|88	11.33\|89	1491251\|75	4.00\|96	2127/1418/32	Elite	28	4	3.43	217	8246	9100	59575	63427	True
6	6.67	Public	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	6	5	7	7	6	9	8	9	8	6	4	1745\|73	2.55\|36	1999\|83	1938\|81	55\|82	8.33\|92	1406109\|70	6.00\|94	1745/1163/26	AboveAverage	27	29	2.90	377	26557	5875	50000	52387	True
7	7.67	Public	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	7	8	6	6	9	10	11	8	10	9	7	1705\|71	2.68\|33	2018\|84	1964\|82	73\|76	9.33\|91	1388451\|69	8.00\|92	1705/1137/26	AboveAverage	31	38	2.95	357	39961	10359	48400	38977	True
8	9.00	Public	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	8	9	9	9	12	7	7	6	7	2	3	1671\|70	2.74\|32	1942\|81	1868\|78	101\|67	6.33\|94	1450321\|73	5.00\|95	1671/1114/25	AboveAverage	33	30	2.95	408	23907	7608	48100	39959	True
8	9.00	Public	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	10	15	8	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	1642\|68	2.99\|25	1962\|82	1897\|79	58\|81	4.33\|96	1411994\|71	6.50\|94	1642/1094/25	Average	26	36	3.10	608	32987	9249	50100	43621	True
10	9.83	Public	Oregon State University	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	11	6	10	10	11	11	10	11	11	15	15	1640\|68	2.64\|34	1923\|80	1846\|77	98\|67	10.67\|89	1040299\|52	12.50\|88	1640/1093/25	Average	36	36	2.80	229	23903	4983	48600	41765	True
11	10.33	Public	University of Oregon	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	8	13	11	11	7	12	11	12	12	16	16	1650\|69	2.84\|29	1910\|80	1826\|76	56\|81	11.67\|88	891509\|45	13.50\|87	1650/1100/25	AboveAverage	13	32	2.95	101	20559	3537	43300	45375	True
-	10.50	-Conf-	Pacific - 12 Conference (Low)	-	Pacific 12 Conference	8	15	9	9	12	10	11	8	11	7	11	1671\|70	2.98\|25	1949\|81	1879\|78	101\|67	10.00\|90	1396461\|70	9.50\|91	1671/1114/25	AboveAverage	33	18	3.17	357	25451	11783	53775	52465	True
12	11.83	Public	Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	15	14	12	12	10	8	6	10	9	12	14	1525\|64	2.84\|29	1851\|77	1762\|73	76\|75	7.33\|93	1208669\|60	12.00\|88	1525/1017/23	Average	25	32	2.80	343	23867	4819	48700	41288	True
13	12.50	Public	Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	13	11	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	10	12	1615\|67	2.77\|31	1764\|74	1536\|64	300\|0	13.00\|87	1380595\|69	11.50\|89	1615/1077/24	Average	0	0	2.80	0	9150	2066	48400	40941	True
14	13.79	Public	Arizona State University-Polytechnic	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	12	10	15	14	12	13	13	13	13	8	11	1635\|68	2.74\|32	1569\|65	1300\|54	300\|0	13.00\|87	1390375\|70	11.00\|89	1635/1090/25	Average	0	49	2.80	0	3750	344	48400	38496	True
15	14.33	Public	Arizona State University-Skysong	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	16	16	14	15	12	13	13	13	13	3	9	1335\|56	3.12\|22	1586\|66	1285\|54	300\|0	13.00\|87	1426887\|71	9.00\|91	1335/890/20	BelowAverage	0	0	2.80	0	11342	2596	48400	29368	True
16	14.95	Public	Arizona State University-West	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	14	12	16	16	12	13	13	13	13	7	12	1610\|67	2.78\|30	1490\|62	1161\|48	300\|0	13.00\|87	1395495\|70	11.50\|89	1610/1073/24	Average	0	45	2.80	0	3295	397	48400	37216	True

2016 Top 10 Pacific 12 Conference : Pac12 Academic Rankings

rank

value

public

name

state

conference

scores

difficulty

smartest

brainpower

faculty

research

salary ROI

overall ROI

scores

level

stem

drop

gpa avg

research

undergrads

grads

salary

price

1.50

Private

Stanford University

California

Pacific 12 Conference

2214/1476/33

Elite

3.55

884

7019

9944

65900

62801

2.33

Public

University of California-Berkeley

California

Pacific 12 Conference

2057/1371/31

Excellent

3.27

711

27126

10439

59500

57234

2.33

-Conf-

Ivy League (Average)

Ivy League

2209/1473/33

Elite

3.43

580

8246

9100

59575

63427

3.50

Private

University of Southern California

California

Pacific 12 Conference

2091/1394/31

Elite

3.25

607

18739

23714

53000

64694

3.67

Public

University of California-Los Angeles

California

Pacific 12 Conference

1974/1316/30

Excellent

3.25

974

29633

12212

51800

55856

4.33

Public

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Washington

Pacific 12 Conference

1840/1226/28

Good

3.21

1093

30672

14112

53500

47817

5.00

-Conf-

Ivy League (Low)

Ivy League

2127/1418/32

Elite

3.43

217

8246

9100

59575

63427

5.00

-Conf-

Pacific - 12 Conference (Average)

Pacific 12 Conference

1944/1296/29

Excellent

3.17

676

25451

11783

53775

52465

6.50

Public

University of Colorado Boulder

Colorado

Pacific 12 Conference

1745/1163/26

AboveAverage

2.90

377

26557

5875

50000

52387

7.33

Public

Arizona State University-Tempe

Arizona

Pacific 12 Conference

1705/1137/26

AboveAverage

2.95

357

39961

10359

48400

38977

7.67

Public

University of Arizona

Arizona

Pacific 12 Conference

1642/1094/25

Average

3.10

608

32987

9249

50100

43621

8.67

Public

University of Utah

Utah

Pacific 12 Conference

1671/1114/25

AboveAverage

2.95

408

23907

7608

48100

39959

9.17

Public

Oregon State University

Oregon

Pacific 12 Conference

1640/1093/25

Average

2.80

229

23903

4983

48600

41765

9.17

-Conf-

Pacific - 12 Conference (Low)

Pacific 12 Conference

1671/1114/25

AboveAverage

3.17

357

25451

11783

53775

52465

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