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Ranking the Top 100 Academic Universities

UniversityBenchmarks.com ranks the universities that attract and produce the best academic students.

There are many 'University Rankings' on the internet. Most rankings rely heavily on subjective metrics like 'reputation' and 'selectivity'. UniversityBenchmarks is purely an academic ranking model. The rankings are based on the reported academic and financial metrics of the colleges. There are no subjective factors like 'reputation' that are used. The calculations are performed using normal statistical models. All universities are considered equal and there is no weighting of the ranking categories.

The university 2014-2015 dataset is comprised of over 2400 US Universities & Colleges and comes from multiple sources using the most favorable reported metrics for a university.

The universities are ranked against each other in each filtered set. It is an iterative process whereby lower ranking universities are removed and the set is re-ranked until the final set of 100 is reached.

Selecting 'Rank Top 10 Only' will show the Top 10 for each filter category ranked against each other.

The academic rankings of the universities within the major conferences (ACC, Big12, Big10, Pac12, SEC) are available.

The 2017 rankings will be available in August.

Notes:

It is possible for universities to be ranked higher/lower than one another depending on the filter set.
Conference averages are based on the top 8 schools in the conference.
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Ranking Fields

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.

Smartest - University that can field the highest scoring students based on the average US University size. Higher Smartest Rank = "Smartest for the Average University"

Brainpower - The average "smartest" rank using 5 reference populations (CalTech, MIT, Stanford, GaTech and Berkeley). Higher Brainpower Rank = "Higher Density of Smart Students". The university ranked higher can mathematically field 'X' number of smarter students than universities ranked below them.

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.

r-pop - Average research spending for student population
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.

Color Key - ranks are colorized as follows 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 50 100

The 2016 University Academic Rankings

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	Emerson College 2016 University Academic Rankings
This college or university article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia guidelines for college and university articles. Please improve this article if you can. (August 2009) Former namesEmerson College of Oratory (1890-1939); Monroe Conservatory of Oratory (1881); Boston Conservatory of Elocution, Oratory, and Dramatic Art (1880) Emerson College is located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," Emerson is "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts context." Offering more than three dozen degree programs in the area of Arts and Communication, the college is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Located in Boston's Washington Street Theatre District on the edge of the Boston Common, the school also maintains buildings in Los Angeles and the town of Well, The Netherlands. Emerson College has been named the winner of the Environmental Protection Agency's College and University Green Power Challenge for the Great Northeast Athletic Conference for 2012-13. History \| Origins Charles Wesley Emerson founded the Boston Conservatory of Elocution, Oratory, and Dramatic Art in 1880, a year after Boston University closed its School of Oratory. Classes were held at Pemberton Square in Boston. Ten students enrolled in the conservatory's first class. The following year, the conservatory changed its name to the "Monroe Conservatory of Oratory," in honor of Charles Emerson's teacher at Boston University's School of Oratory, Professor Lewis B. Monroe. In 1890, the name changed again to "Emerson College of Oratory" and was later shortened to Emerson College in 1939. Early expansion and growth The college expanded and rented space at 36 Bromfield Street, and moved to Odd Fellows Hall on Berkeley and Tremont Streets in the South End of Boston. With the new location, the college's first library was established in 1892. Henry Southwick, a faculty member and graduate, became a financial partner for the college with Emerson. This financial partnership led to the purchase of the Boston School of Oratory from Moses T. Brown in 1894. At the turn of the century, faculty members Henry and Jessie Southwick and William H. Kenney purchased the college from Dr. Emerson. Soon after, the college rented a new location in Chickering Hall. Dr. Emerson retired in 1903 and William J. Rolfe, a Shakespearean scholar and actor, was named the second President of Emerson College of Oratory. His service as president lasted until his retirement in 1908. As the Student Government Association of the college held its first meeting in 1908, the third president of the college, Henry Lawrence Southwick, was inaugurated. He introduced the study of acting and stagecraft into the college curriculum. During his tenure, the college rented a new building at 30 Huntington Avenue. The college was also granted the right to award Bachelor of Literary Interpretation (B.L.I.) degrees. In addition, Emerson became the first school with a collegiate-level program in Children's theater in 1919. The school offered its first course in Journalism in 1924. The college purchased its first piece of real estate with a new women's dormitory building at 373 Commonwealth Ave. and started intramural sports in 1931 with the organization of volleyball games. Administrative restructuring In 1930, full charge and control of the college was transferred to the Board of Trustees by William H. Kenney, Henry Lawrence Southwick, and Jessie Southwick. When Harry Seymour Ross was appointed the fourth president of Emerson College in 1931, the first course in radio broadcasting was taught by the program director of WEEI, a ... [more on wikipedia]

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Emerson College Details

Emerson College Details
detail	value
state	Massachusetts
conference	New England Women's & Men's At...
public	Private
scores	1855/1237/28
level	Good
rank	[207
overall ROI rank	[240
size	small
undergrads	3787
grads	758
price	55846
drop	19
stem	0
research	0
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Emerson College?

1. number 207 for Academics.

2. number 240 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Emerson College?

1. Union University

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Emerson College National Academic Rankings

Emerson College National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	207	126	177	188	204	153	159	232	240
New England Region	87	65	82	74	82	60	60	92	98
State of Massachusetts	14	14	16	15	15	12	12	25	18
Top Ten Top250	207	126	177	188	204	153	159	232	240

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

(mathematically similar student body, size, academics, stem, salary... etc)

Emerson College Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Emerson College

Emerson College Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Emerson College
match	image	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
71.45		Union University	Tennessee	Gulf South Conference	Private	Good	225	213

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

(mathematically similar academics)

Emerson College Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Emerson College

Emerson College Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Emerson College
match	image	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
96.46		Skidmore College	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Good	210	220
95.45		Denison University	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Good	204	170
94.33		Chapman University	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Good	208	242
94.01		University of San Diego	California	Pioneer Football League / West...	Private	Good	203	195
93.10		Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Indiana	Heartland Collegiate Athletic ...	Private	Excellent	159	60
92.85		Texas Christian University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	AboveAverage	214	181
91.74		University of Denver	Colorado	The Summit League	Private	AboveAverage	204	186
91.62		Truman State University	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	AboveAverage	208	189
91.35		University of Michigan-Flint	Michigan	No Conference Affiliation	Public	AboveAverage	189	264
90.39		Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
89.39		CUNY Hunter College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	193	228
87.71		Clarkson University	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	AboveAverage	211	187
85.13		Utah State University	Utah	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	165	120
84.83		American Athletic Conference (Low)	-	American Athletic Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	162
83.49		New Jersey Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Independent Northeast Region	Public	AboveAverage	195	185
79.93		University of Hawaii at Manoa	Hawaii	Mountain West Conference / Big...	Public	Average	204	245