2016 Oregon University Academic Rankings

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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 Oregon University Academic Rankings

2016 Oregon 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	2.67	Private	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	1	1	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	2084\|87	1.45\|64	1769\|74	1838\|77	300\|0	4.00\|96	1212289\|61	1.00\|99	2084/1390/31	Excellent	28	19	3.15	0	1374	20	47600	61910	True
2	3.00	Public	Oregon State University	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	8	5	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	3	2	1640\|68	2.64\|34	1923\|80	1846\|77	98\|67	1.00\|99	1040299\|52	2.50\|98	1640/1093/25	Average	36	36	2.80	229	23903	4983	48600	41765	True
3	4.00	Private	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	Northwest Conference	2	2	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	1967\|82	2.37\|41	1534\|64	1639\|68	300\|0	4.00\|96	934469\|47	4.00\|96	1967/1311/30	Excellent	19	27	3.25	0	2179	1325	41200	57690	True
3	4.00	Public	University of Oregon	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	5	11	2	3	1	2	2	3	2	9	5	1650\|69	2.84\|29	1910\|80	1826\|76	56\|81	2.00\|98	891509\|45	6.00\|94	1650/1100/25	AboveAverage	13	32	2.95	101	20559	3537	43300	45375	True
5	4.17	Private	University of Portland	Oregon	West Coast Conference	3	3	5	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1790\|75	2.54\|36	1731\|72	1516\|63	300\|0	4.00\|96	1035396\|52	4.50\|96	1790/1193/27	AboveAverage	21	24	2.95	0	3674	469	50200	56202	True
6	5.83	Private	Willamette University	Oregon	Northwest Conference	4	4	12	7	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	1783\|74	2.58\|35	1165\|49	1315\|55	300\|0	4.00\|96	911105\|46	6.00\|94	1783/1188/27	AboveAverage	15	22	2.95	0	2166	614	42000	57046	True
7	6.00	Public	Portland State University	Oregon	Big Sky Conference	12	8	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	8	7	1565\|65	2.79\|30	1864\|78	1777\|74	153\|49	2.67\|97	900815\|45	7.50\|93	1565/1043/23	Average	57	55	2.80	58	22136	5560	43600	39018	True
8	7.50	Private	George Fox University	Oregon	Northwest Conference	10	7	10	10	4	4	4	4	4	12	10	1595\|66	2.77\|31	1267\|53	1093\|46	300\|0	4.00\|96	799149\|40	10.00\|90	1595/1063/24	Average	12	37	2.80	0	2509	1277	44400	44730	True
9	8.50	Private	Pacific University	Oregon	Northwest Conference	7	10	14	12	4	4	4	4	4	15	13	1645\|69	2.83\|29	890\|37	1068\|44	300\|0	4.00\|96	739328\|37	12.00\|88	1645/1097/25	AboveAverage	17	38	2.95	0	1840	1800	40700	52296	True
9	8.50	Private	Linfield College-McMinnville Campus	Oregon	Northwest Conference	9	6	15	13	4	4	4	4	4	10	9	1610\|67	2.75\|31	820\|34	1003\|42	300\|0	4.00\|96	875617\|44	9.50\|91	1610/1073/24	Average	13	27	2.80	0	1683	0	43600	49796	True
11	9.00	Private	Multnomah University	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	5	13	13	15	4	4	4	4	4	16	14	1650\|69	2.88\|28	900\|38	900\|38	300\|0	4.00\|96	500193\|25	13.50\|87	1650/1100/25	AboveAverage	0	53	2.95	0	418	335	31900	35948	True
11	9.00	Public	Southern Oregon University	Oregon	Frontier Conference / Cascade ...	13	14	6	8	4	4	4	4	4	11	11	1505\|63	2.90\|28	1552\|65	1206\|50	300\|0	4.00\|96	822688\|41	11.00\|89	1505/1003/23	Average	33	64	2.80	0	5406	548	39500	36606	True
13	9.40	Public	Oregon Institute of Technology	Oregon	Cascade Collegiate Conference	14	12	8	9	4	4	4	4	4	2	7	1490\|62	2.85\|29	1457\|61	1133\|47	300\|0	4.00\|96	1132871\|57	7.50\|93	1490/993/22	Average	100	56	2.80	0	4205	55	58500	37655	True
14	10.80	Private	Corban University	Oregon	Cascade Collegiate Conference	11	9	16	14	4	4	4	4	4	18	17	1574\|66	2.83\|29	748\|31	910\|38	300\|0	4.00\|96	477457\|24	16.00\|84	1574/1049/24	Average	3	50	2.80	0	937	188	31900	41632	True
15	11.60	Public	Western Oregon University	Oregon	Great Northwest Athletic Conference	17	17	9	11	4	4	4	4	4	14	15	1420\|59	3.02\|24	1445\|60	1077\|45	300\|0	4.00\|96	753175\|38	14.50\|86	1420/947/21	BelowAverage	19	58	2.80	0	4986	1063	39200	35847	True
16	12.89	Private	Concordia University-Portland	Oregon	Cascade Collegiate Conference	14	15	17	17	4	4	4	4	4	7	12	1490\|62	2.92\|27	580\|24	777\|32	300\|0	4.00\|96	908357\|45	11.50\|89	1490/993/22	Average	11	49	2.80	0	1257	6178	40900	38700	True
17	13.40	Public	Eastern Oregon University	Oregon	Frontier Conference / Cascade ...	18	18	11	16	4	4	4	4	4	13	16	1390\|58	3.05\|24	1245\|52	819\|34	300\|0	4.00\|96	758435\|38	15.00\|85	1390/927/21	BelowAverage	23	64	2.80	0	3348	305	37800	31621	True
18	14.40	Private	Northwest Christian University	Oregon	Cascade Collegiate Conference	16	16	18	18	4	4	4	4	4	17	18	1460\|61	2.97\|26	520\|22	582\|24	300\|0	4.00\|96	487105\|24	17.50\|83	1460/973/22	BelowAverage	15	50	2.80	0	496	209	31900	39220	True

2016 Top 10 Oregon 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

2.67

Private

Reed College

Oregon

No Conference Affiliation

2084/1390/31

Excellent

3.15

1374

47600

61910

3.00

Public

Oregon State University

Oregon

Pacific 12 Conference

1640/1093/25

Average

2.80

229

23903

4983

48600

41765

3.67

Public

University of Oregon

Oregon

Pacific 12 Conference

1650/1100/25

AboveAverage

2.95

101

20559

3537

43300

45375

3.83

Private

Lewis & Clark College

Oregon

Northwest Conference

1967/1311/30

Excellent

3.25

2179

1325

41200

57690

4.17

Private

University of Portland

Oregon

West Coast Conference

1790/1193/27

AboveAverage

2.95

3674

469

50200

56202

5.17

Private

Willamette University

Oregon

Northwest Conference

1783/1188/27

AboveAverage

2.95

2166

614

42000

57046

5.40

Public

Portland State University

Oregon

Big Sky Conference

1565/1043/23

Average

2.80

22136

5560

43600

39018

6.33

Private

George Fox University

Oregon

Northwest Conference

1595/1063/24

Average

2.80

2509

1277

44400

44730

7.00

Private

Multnomah University

Oregon

No Conference Affiliation

1650/1100/25

AboveAverage

2.95

418

335

31900

35948

7.00

Private

Pacific University

Oregon

Northwest Conference

1645/1097/25

AboveAverage

2.95

1840

1800

40700

52296

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