2016 Washington 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 Washington University Academic Rankings

2016 Washington 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	2.17	Public	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	3	6	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1840\|77	2.68\|33	2069\|86	2021\|84	18\|94	1.00\|99	1343116\|67	1.00\|99	1840/1226/28	Good	35	18	3.21	1093	30672	14112	53500	47817	True
2	3.50	Private	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	1	1	9	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2003\|83	2.17\|46	1606\|67	1695\|71	300\|0	3.00\|97	1273116\|64	2.00\|98	2003/1335/30	Excellent	25	13	3.25	0	1498	0	42400	58228	True
3	3.67	Private	Gonzaga University	Washington	West Coast Conference	4	3	4	5	3	3	3	3	3	6	3	1780\|74	2.58\|36	1790\|75	1559\|65	300\|0	3.00\|97	1205153\|60	4.50\|96	1780/1187/27	AboveAverage	17	16	2.95	0	4837	2515	50300	50501	True
4	4.00	Private	University of Puget Sound	Washington	Northwest Conference	2	2	8	6	3	3	3	3	3	8	4	1867\|78	2.55\|36	1664\|69	1537\|64	300\|0	3.00\|97	1147319\|57	6.00\|94	1867/1245/28	Good	18	26	3.10	0	2553	273	44900	57908	True
5	4.67	Private	Seattle University	Washington	Western Athletic Conference	5	5	5	7	3	3	3	3	3	10	6	1735\|72	2.67\|33	1724\|72	1484\|62	300\|0	3.00\|97	1116615\|56	7.50\|93	1735/1157/26	AboveAverage	19	29	2.95	0	4437	2836	49300	54705	True
6	5.00	Public	Western Washington University	Washington	Great Northwest Athletic Conference	7	12	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	11	7	1650\|69	2.82\|29	1860\|78	1724\|72	300\|0	3.00\|97	1101828\|55	8.50\|92	1650/1100/25	AboveAverage	17	25	2.95	0	14152	908	46000	34663	True
7	6.00	Public	Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	14	13	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	4	1525\|64	2.84\|29	1851\|77	1762\|73	76\|75	2.00\|98	1208669\|60	6.00\|94	1525/1017/23	Average	25	32	2.80	343	23867	4819	48700	41288	True
8	6.67	Private	Seattle Pacific University	Washington	Great Northwest Athletic Conference	6	8	10	10	3	3	3	3	3	9	7	1695\|71	2.75\|31	1584\|66	1294\|54	300\|0	3.00\|97	1139039\|57	8.50\|92	1695/1130/25	AboveAverage	18	24	2.95	0	3264	953	44800	49604	True
9	7.67	Private	Pacific Lutheran University	Washington	Northwest Conference	8	7	13	12	3	3	3	3	3	12	11	1630\|68	2.69\|33	1451\|60	1178\|49	300\|0	3.00\|97	1091976\|55	10.50\|90	1630/1087/24	Average	24	32	2.80	0	2926	316	43600	50258	True
10	8.45	Public	The Evergreen State College	Washington	Cascade Collegiate Conference	9	10	11	11	3	3	3	3	3	16	14	1605\|67	2.79\|30	1549\|65	1270\|53	300\|0	3.00\|97	582883\|29	13.00\|87	1605/1070/24	Average	0	44	2.80	0	3878	341	31900	35856	True
11	9.30	Public	Central Washington University	Washington	Great Northwest Athletic Conference	16	15	7	8	3	3	3	3	3	13	12	1460\|61	2.95\|26	1676\|70	1409\|59	300\|0	3.00\|97	1091703\|55	12.00\|88	1460/973/22	BelowAverage	26	41	2.80	0	10964	835	46500	35679	True
12	9.62	Private	Saint Martin's University	Washington	Great Northwest Athletic Conference	11	4	16	16	3	3	3	3	3	19	16	1580\|66	2.63\|34	760\|32	944\|39	300\|0	3.00\|97	543595\|27	15.50\|85	1580/1053/24	Average	80	49	2.80	0	1456	345	31900	45678	True
13	9.80	Public	Eastern Washington University	Washington	Big Sky Conference	17	16	6	9	3	3	3	3	3	14	15	1435\|60	2.98\|26	1680\|70	1408\|59	300\|0	3.00\|97	1018457\|51	13.50\|87	1435/957/22	BelowAverage	28	49	2.80	0	12411	1042	45500	35050	True
14	10.00	Public	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	Washington	No Conference Affiliation	15	14	12	13	3	3	3	3	3	4	9	1495\|62	2.93\|27	1479\|62	1152\|48	300\|0	3.00\|97	1230820\|62	9.00\|91	1495/997/22	Average	8	0	2.80	0	4405	557	50900	48630	True
15	10.34	Private	Northwest University	Washington	Cascade Collegiate Conference	10	11	15	15	3	3	3	3	3	17	17	1585\|66	2.81\|30	770\|32	954\|40	300\|0	3.00\|97	575755\|29	16.00\|84	1585/1057/24	Average	4	49	2.80	0	1518	344	31900	37638	True
16	11.03	Private	Walla Walla University	Washington	Association of Independent Ins...	12	9	17	17	3	3	3	3	3	3	10	1570\|65	2.77\|31	740\|31	932\|39	300\|0	3.00\|97	1272240\|64	9.50\|91	1570/1047/24	Average	31	47	2.80	0	1689	198	49200	36507	True
17	11.50	Public	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	Washington	No Conference Affiliation	18	17	14	14	3	3	3	3	3	7	12	1425\|59	3.01\|25	1349\|56	1007\|42	300\|0	3.00\|97	1152643\|58	12.00\|88	1425/950/21	BelowAverage	13	0	2.80	0	3809	668	46800	48981	True
18	12.67	Private	Whitworth University	Washington	Northwest Conference	13	19	19	19	3	3	3	3	3	15	18	1565\|65	4.00\|0	-2400\|0	-2400\|0	300\|0	3.00\|97	898751\|45	16.50\|84	1565/1043/23	Unknown	14	19	2.80	0	2370	284	41300	50329	False
19	13.17	Private	Trinity Lutheran College	Washington	No Conference Affiliation	19	18	18	18	3	3	3	3	3	18	19	1335\|56	3.12\|22	270\|11	270\|11	300\|0	3.00\|97	568947\|28	18.50\|82	1335/890/20	BelowAverage	0	26	2.80	0	211	0	31900	39340	True

2016 Top 10 Washington 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

2.00

Public

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Washington

Pacific 12 Conference

1840/1226/28

Good

3.21

1093

30672

14112

53500

47817

3.33

Private

Whitman College

Washington

Northwest Conference

2003/1335/30

Excellent

3.25

1498

42400

58228

3.67

Private

Gonzaga University

Washington

West Coast Conference

1780/1187/27

AboveAverage

2.95

4837

2515

50300

50501

3.83

Private

University of Puget Sound

Washington

Northwest Conference

1867/1245/28

Good

3.10

2553

273

44900

57908

4.33

Public

Western Washington University

Washington

Great Northwest Athletic Conference

1650/1100/25

AboveAverage

2.95

14152

908

46000

34663

4.50

Private

Seattle University

Washington

Western Athletic Conference

1735/1157/26

AboveAverage

2.95

4437

2836

49300

54705

4.50

Public

Washington State University

Washington

Pacific 12 Conference

1525/1017/23

Average

2.80

343

23867

4819

48700

41288

6.17

Private

Seattle Pacific University

Washington

Great Northwest Athletic Conference

1695/1130/25

AboveAverage

2.95

3264

953

44800

49604

6.67

Private

Pacific Lutheran University

Washington

Northwest Conference

1630/1087/24

Average

2.80

2926

316

43600

50258

7.16

Public

Central Washington University

Washington

Great Northwest Athletic Conference

1460/973/22

BelowAverage

2.80

10964

835

46500

35679

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