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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

St Mary's College of Maryland

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. (May 2015)

CampusRural, waterfront on St. Mary's River, near the Chesapeake Bay, 319 acres (approximately 1.3 km²), Located on site of first Maryland Colony, St. Mary's City, Maryland

St. Mary's College of Maryland, established in 1840, is an American public, secular (non-religious) and co-educational four-year liberal arts college located in St. Mary's City, Maryland.

It is a public honors college, a state-supported college that offers an experience similar to that of an elite liberal arts college. With about 1800 enrolled students, the institution offers bachelor's degrees in 24 disciplines. as well as a master's in teaching.

The college is located in St. Mary's City, Maryland and shares much of its campus with Historic St. Mary's City, the site of Maryland's first colony and first capital. It is also the site of the fourth colony in British North America.

St. Mary's City is also considered to be the birthplace of religious freedom in America because of the unique mandates establishing and governing the British colony that once stood there, requiring religious tolerance.

The internationally recognized Historical Archaeology Field School is jointly operated by St. Mary's College of Maryland and Historic St. Mary's City. The campus and the rest of St. Mary's City combined are considered to be one of the premier archaeological sites in the United States.

History

The first Lord Baltimore, George Calvert, a Catholic during a time of persecution of Catholics who won the original grant for the Maryland Colony and who also envisioned it as a place of religious tolerance.

St. Mary's College of Maryland is located on the original site of Maryland's first colony, St. Mary's City, which was also the first capital of Maryland and is considered to be the birthplace of religious freedom in America.

Colonial St. Mary's City was actually only a town and at its peak had between 500 and 600 residents. However, as the colony quickly expanded and settlements spread throughout the Eastern part of what is now Maryland, the town remained the capital and representatives would travel from all over the colony to participate in the Maryland General Assembly, the colony's first legislative body.

The Colony was founded under a mandate by the colonial proprietor, Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore of England, that the new settlers engage in religious tolerance of each other. The first settlers were both Protestant and Catholic during a time of persecution of Catholics. This mandate was unprecedented at the time, as England had been wracked by religious conflict for centuries.

The following history passed through times of new ideas, times of setbacks, long periods of oppression and times of hope, liberation and renewal; beginning in the 1600s and running through the Civil War period through the 20th Century and up to present days.

Academics (modern day college)

Goodpaster and Schafer Halls on the campus of St. Mary's College of Maryland. They are named, respectively, after General Andrew J. Goodpaster, the former Superintendent of West Point Military Academy and William Donald Schafer, the former Governor of Maryland. Both men were very involved in the ongoing development of St. Mary's College of Maryland and each served on its Board of Trustees for years.

Public honors college core curriculum

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St Mary's College of Maryland Details

St Mary's College of Maryland Details
detail value
stateMaryland
conferenceCapital Athletic Conference
publicPublic
scores1810/1207/27
levelGood
rank[275
overall ROI rank[409
sizesmall
undergrads1688
grads33
price43350
drop21
stem33
research0
scores validTrue
Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for St Mary's College of Maryland?

1. number 275 for Academics.

2. number 409 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to St Mary's College of Maryland?

1. Ursinus College

2. Wofford College

3. Grinnell College

4. Whitman College

5. Allegheny College

6. Colorado College

7. Reed College


National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

St Mary's College of Maryland National Academic Rankings

St Mary's College of Maryland National Academic Rankings
category rank scores difficulty smartest brainpower faculty research salary ROI overall ROI
Public9937449999909098100
State of Maryland74512877189
Top Ten State of Maryland545885597


Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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

St Mary's College of Maryland Peer Universities, Similar Universities to St Mary's College of Maryland

St Mary's College of Maryland Peer Universities, Similar Universities to St Mary's College of Maryland
match image university state conference public level rank overall ROI
79.97
Ursinus CollegePennsylvaniaCentennial ConferencePrivateAboveAverage327378
79.88
Wofford CollegeSouth CarolinaSouthern ConferencePrivateAboveAverage340211
79.82
Grinnell CollegeIowaMidwest ConferencePrivateExcellent114123
79.25
Whitman CollegeWashingtonNorthwest ConferencePrivateExcellent153154
78.90
Allegheny CollegePennsylvaniaNorth Coast Athletic ConferencePrivateAboveAverage322411
78.82
Colorado CollegeColoradoSouthern Collegiate Athletic C...PrivateExcellent149160
78.76
Reed CollegeOregonNo Conference AffiliationPrivateExcellent106144
78.74
Eckerd CollegeFloridaSunshine State ConferencePrivateAboveAverage495417
77.91
Gustavus Adolphus CollegeMinnesotaMinnesota Intercollegiate Ath ConfPrivateAboveAverage239210
77.26
Earlham CollegeIndianaHeartland Collegiate Athletic ...PrivateGood235249
76.29
University of North Carolina at AshevilleNorth CarolinaBig South ConferencePublicAboveAverage242319
73.29
Virginia Military InstituteVirginiaBig South ConferencePublicAboveAverage444227
72.76
Colby CollegeMaineNew England Small College Ath ConfPrivateExcellent132155
72.59
University of Minnesota-MorrisMinnesotaUpper Midwest Athletic ConferencePublicAboveAverage321161
72.34
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottArizonaNo Conference AffiliationPrivateAboveAverage402205
71.69
Union CollegeKentuckyMid - South Conference / Appal...PrivateBelowAverage162178
71.16
Lafayette CollegePennsylvaniaPatriot LeaguePrivateExcellent165106
71.15
Grove City CollegePennsylvaniaPresidents' Athletic ConferencePrivateAboveAverage235202
70.61
Ohio Northern UniversityOhioOhio Athletic ConferencePrivateAboveAverage332170
70.41
Madonna UniversityMichiganWolverine - Hoosier Athletic ConfPrivateAboveAverage418377
70.38
St Olaf CollegeMinnesotaMinnesota Intercollegiate Ath ConfPrivateExcellent144127
69.92
Webster UniversityMissouriSt.Louis Intercollegiate Ath ConfPrivateAboveAverage458421
69.91
University of TulsaOklahomaAmerican Athletic ConferencePrivateGood13975
69.70
Millsaps CollegeMississippiSouthern Athletic AssociationPrivateAboveAverage416473
69.22
United States Military AcademyNew YorkDivision I-A Independents / Pa...PublicGood14578
69.13
Mercer UniversityGeorgiaSouthern ConferencePrivateAboveAverage237242
68.97
Northland CollegeWisconsinUpper Midwest Athletic ConferencePrivateAboveAverage497498
68.87
Christopher Newport UniversityVirginiaUSA South Athletic Conference ...PublicAboveAverage268320
68.70
SUNY College at GeneseoNew YorkState University of New York A...PublicExcellent111184
68.57
Truman State UniversityMissouriGreat Lakes Valley ConferencePublicAboveAverage208189
68.26
University of Michigan-FlintMichiganNo Conference AffiliationPublicAboveAverage189264
67.74
University of Missouri-Kansas CityMissouriWestern Athletic ConferencePublicAboveAverage197155
67.63
University of Alabama at BirminghamAlabamaConference USAPublicAboveAverage153148
67.60
Rowan UniversityNew JerseyNew Jersey Athletic ConferencePublicAboveAverage306392
67.51
Montana State UniversityMontanaBig Sky ConferencePublicAboveAverage217168
67.46
University of North FloridaFloridaAtlantic Sun ConferencePublicAboveAverage219214
67.45
The University of Texas at DallasTexasAmerican Southwest ConferencePublicGood7055
67.35
Stony Brook UniversityNew YorkColonial Athletic Association ...PublicGood62109
67.35
Mississippi State UniversityMississippiSoutheastern ConferencePublicAboveAverage197130
67.28
University of ConnecticutConnecticutBig East ConferencePublicGood87139
67.27
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPennsylvaniaAtlantic Coast ConferencePublicGood5075
67.25
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoCaliforniaBig Sky Conference / Big West ...PublicGood9688
67.25
University of KansasKansasBig Twelve ConferencePublicAboveAverage172130
67.23
University at BuffaloNew YorkMid American ConferencePublicAboveAverage124190
67.23
University of Nebraska-LincolnNebraskaBig Ten ConferencePublicAboveAverage11998
67.19
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleTennesseeSoutheastern ConferencePublicAboveAverage116188
67.14
Colorado State University-Fort CollinsColoradoMountain West ConferencePublicAboveAverage143139
67.14
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginiaAtlantic 10 ConferencePublicAboveAverage178207
67.13
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityVirginiaAtlantic Coast ConferencePublicGood7540
67.08
Brigham Young University-ProvoUtahOther / West Coast ConferencePrivateGood7227


Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

(mathematically similar academics)

St Mary's College of Maryland Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to St Mary's College of Maryland

St Mary's College of Maryland Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to St Mary's College of Maryland
match image university state conference public level rank overall ROI
97.27
Rhode Island School of DesignRhode IslandNo Conference AffiliationPrivateGood276361
97.26
The College of WoosterOhioNorth Coast Athletic ConferencePrivateGood277317
93.75
CUNY Hunter CollegeNew YorkCity University of New York At...PublicAboveAverage193228
92.36
Creighton UniversityNebraskaBig East ConferencePrivateAboveAverage273190
92.36
University of Missouri-Kansas CityMissouriWestern Athletic ConferencePublicAboveAverage197155
87.27
Mississippi State UniversityMississippiSoutheastern ConferencePublicAboveAverage197130
86.94
University of DaytonOhioPioneer Football League / Atla...PrivateAboveAverage278138
84.48
University of MaineMaineAtlantic 10 Conference / Ameri...PublicAverage248245
83.58
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahomaBig Twelve ConferencePublicAverage182124
82.89
Texas Tech UniversityTexasBig Twelve ConferencePublicAverage176104
82.83
Grand Valley State UniversityMichiganGreat Lakes Intercollegiate At...PublicAverage247239
81.12
Illinois State UniversityIllinoisMissouri Valley ConferencePublicAverage279222