2016 Nebraska University Academic Rankings

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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.

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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.

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2016 Nebraska University Academic Rankings

2016 Nebraska University 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	1.00	Public	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1745\|73	2.63\|34	1969\|82	1894\|79	123\|59	1.00\|99	1388633\|69	2.00\|98	1745/1163/26	AboveAverage	23	30	2.95	227	19979	5027	44500	36706	True
2	2.67	Private	Creighton University	Nebraska	Big East Conference	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	1740\|73	2.65\|34	1707\|71	1474\|61	300\|0	3.00\|97	1380550\|69	3.00\|97	1740/1160/26	AboveAverage	22	23	2.95	0	4065	4171	45200	49356	True
3	3.67	Private	Nebraska Wesleyan University	Nebraska	Great Plains Athletic Conference	3	3	5	5	3	3	3	3	3	10	6	1635\|68	2.69\|33	870\|36	1050\|44	300\|0	3.00\|97	1132349\|57	6.50\|94	1635/1090/25	Average	22	35	2.80	0	1832	251	39200	40950	True
4	4.33	Private	Clarkson College	Nebraska	No Conference Affiliation	4	4	6	6	3	3	3	3	3	14	9	1600\|67	2.80\|30	800\|33	941\|39	300\|0	3.00\|97	768245\|38	9.00\|91	1600/1067/24	Average	0	37	2.80	0	744	477	31900	26292	True
5	4.40	Public	University of Nebraska at Omaha	Nebraska	The Summit League	10	6	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	3	1533\|64	2.87\|28	1752\|73	1506\|63	178\|41	2.00\|98	1318503\|66	5.50\|95	1533/1022/23	Average	23	51	2.80	9	12221	3006	44000	31158	True
6	6.15	Private	Concordia University-Nebraska	Nebraska	Great Plains Athletic Conference	9	5	7	7	3	3	3	3	3	7	6	1535\|64	2.85\|29	670\|28	868\|36	300\|0	3.00\|97	1296801\|65	6.50\|94	1535/1023/23	Average	17	47	2.80	0	1607	725	40900	36280	True
7	7.00	Private	Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health	Nebraska	No Conference Affiliation	10	9	8	9	3	3	3	3	3	15	10	1533\|64	2.90\|28	667\|28	820\|34	300\|0	3.00\|97	762581\|38	11.00\|89	1533/1022/23	Average	0	21	2.80	0	747	253	31900	27708	True
8	7.17	Private	Bryan College of Health Sciences	Nebraska	No Conference Affiliation	10	9	8	10	3	3	3	3	3	20	16	1533\|64	2.90\|28	667\|28	799\|33	300\|0	3.00\|97	704553\|35	14.00\|86	1533/1022/23	Average	0	0	2.80	0	617	74	31900	0	True
8	7.17	Public	University of Nebraska at Kearney	Nebraska	Mid - America Intercollegiate ...	16	13	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	8	8	1435\|60	3.00\|25	1477\|62	1108\|46	300\|0	3.00\|97	1146697\|57	8.00\|92	1435/957/22	BelowAverage	10	35	2.80	0	5274	1628	37400	26734	True
10	7.20	Private	College of Saint Mary	Nebraska	Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conf	10	7	8	8	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	1533\|64	2.88\|28	667\|28	823\|34	300\|0	3.00\|97	1582503\|79	6.00\|94	1533/1022/23	Average	18	68	2.80	0	770	248	50700	37740	True
11	8.93	Private	Union College	Nebraska	No Conference Affiliation	14	8	11	11	3	3	3	3	3	1	4	1515\|63	2.89\|28	630\|26	792\|33	300\|0	3.00\|97	1703073\|85	6.00\|94	1515/1010/23	Average	13	40	2.80	0	798	89	51700	32500	True
12	10.05	Private	Hastings College	Nebraska	Great Plains Athletic Conference	15	11	12	12	3	3	3	3	3	17	17	1480\|62	2.94\|26	560\|23	755\|31	300\|0	3.00\|97	720213\|36	14.50\|86	1480/987/22	BelowAverage	15	43	2.80	0	1183	29	31900	38300	True
13	10.17	Private	Doane College-Crete	Nebraska	Great Plains Athletic Conference	17	12	13	13	3	3	3	3	3	19	18	1423\|59	3.00\|25	445\|19	646\|27	300\|0	3.00\|97	711813\|36	16.00\|84	1423/948/21	BelowAverage	22	36	2.80	0	1065	0	31900	40400	True
14	10.33	Private	Bellevue University	Nebraska	Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conf	5	17	17	17	3	3	3	3	3	9	11	1565\|65	4.00\|0	-2400\|0	-2400\|0	300\|0	3.00\|97	1138677\|57	11.50\|89	1565/1043/23	Unknown	0	59	2.80	0	6291	3588	42600	0	False
14	10.33	Public	Chadron State College	Nebraska	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	5	17	17	17	3	3	3	3	3	11	12	1565\|65	4.00\|0	-2400\|0	-2400\|0	300\|0	3.00\|97	1090467\|55	12.50\|88	1565/1043/23	Unknown	0	53	2.80	0	2453	580	34200	16800	False
14	10.33	Public	Wayne State College	Nebraska	Northern Sun Intercollegiate C...	5	17	17	17	3	3	3	3	3	12	14	1565\|65	4.00\|0	-2400\|0	-2400\|0	300\|0	3.00\|97	1005852\|50	13.00\|87	1565/1043/23	Unknown	0	47	2.80	0	2969	501	38100	20036	False
14	10.33	Public	Peru State College	Nebraska	Heart of America Athletic Conf...	5	17	17	17	3	3	3	3	3	13	15	1565\|65	4.00\|0	-2400\|0	-2400\|0	300\|0	3.00\|97	804549\|40	13.50\|87	1565/1043/23	Unknown	0	67	2.80	0	2189	310	31900	17216	False
18	12.60	Private	Midland University	Nebraska	Great Plains Athletic Conference	18	14	14	14	3	3	3	3	3	18	20	1367\|57	3.08\|23	333\|14	555\|23	300\|0	3.00\|97	716813\|36	18.00\|82	1367/911/21	BelowAverage	12	54	2.80	0	1236	126	31900	39150	True
19	13.40	Private	Grace University	Nebraska	No Conference Affiliation	19	15	15	15	3	3	3	3	3	16	19	1362\|57	3.09\|23	324\|14	324\|14	300\|0	3.00\|97	752133\|38	17.50\|83	1362/908/20	BelowAverage	0	64	2.80	0	389	80	31900	30320	True
20	14.20	Private	York College	Nebraska	Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conf	20	16	16	16	3	3	3	3	3	5	12	1315\|55	3.13\|22	230\|10	230\|10	300\|0	3.00\|97	1364496\|68	12.50\|88	1315/877/20	BelowAverage	10	68	2.80	0	402	6	45400	25430	True

2016 Top 10 Nebraska University 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

1.00

Public

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Nebraska

Big Ten Conference

1745/1163/26

AboveAverage

2.95

227

19979

5027

44500

36706

2.67

Private

Creighton University

Nebraska

Big East Conference

1740/1160/26

AboveAverage

2.95

4065

4171

45200

49356

3.60

Public

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Nebraska

The Summit League

1533/1022/23

Average

2.80

12221

3006

44000

31158

3.67

Private

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Nebraska

Great Plains Athletic Conference

1635/1090/25

Average

2.80

1832

251

39200

40950

4.33

Private

Clarkson College

Nebraska

No Conference Affiliation

1600/1067/24

Average

2.80

744

477

31900

26292

5.42

Private

Concordia University-Nebraska

Nebraska

Great Plains Athletic Conference

1535/1023/23

Average

2.80

1607

725

40900

36280

5.67

Public

University of Nebraska at Kearney

Nebraska

Mid - America Intercollegiate ...

1435/957/22

BelowAverage

2.80

5274

1628

37400

26734

6.17

Private

Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health

Nebraska

No Conference Affiliation

1533/1022/23

Average

2.80

747

253

31900

27708

6.33

Private

Bryan College of Health Sciences

Nebraska

No Conference Affiliation

1533/1022/23

Average

2.80

617

31900

6.40

Private

College of Saint Mary

Nebraska

Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conf

1533/1022/23

Average

2.80

770

248

50700

37740

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