The College Rankings and Methodology Thread
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Re: The College Rankings and Methodology Thread
by Fieldhouse Flyer » Wed May 06, 2020 6:02 pm
Post #11
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Logic in the Law and Copyright Infringement
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The Logical Song - Roger Hodgson, Supertramp - 1978
Today I will continue your education with an introduction to Logic in the Law.
”In the dialectic of the law, logic has an important part to play at a stage when a suggested rule has to be tested in order to discover whether or not its adoption will involve the contradiction of already established legal principles”.
I trust you have completed your requisite reading of these seminal works before honoring me with your presence today:
The Place of Logic in the Law - Morris R. Cohen, Harvard Law Review - April, 1916
Logic in the Law - Robert S. Summers, Cornell Law School - 1963
The Significance of Logic for Law - Professor Douglas Lind, The National Judicial College Press - 2007
And why, you might reasonably ask, would I introduce such an arcane topic on a College Rankings thread on the Off Topic board?
The answer is quite simple – to lay the foundation for the following discussion concerning Copyright Law – a topic which I touched upon in Post # 8 above (in the context of Forbes allegedly infringing on Niche’s copyrighted Net Price). ==> Tort ==> Intellectual Property Law ==> Copyright Law
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As well as educating you during the present coronavirus lockdown, a secondary purpose of this Post #11is to allay any concerns which may be fostered by admin in relation to my generous excerpting of Niches’ Best Colleges rankings in the preceding posts. Did such usage constitute a copyright infringement, and if so, what remedy might Niche.com seek in damages against Holy Land of Hoops? Please allow me to explore this issue in more detail, noting that a basic understanding of Logic in the Law is essential in the application of Copyright Law.
As it is not my intention to prepare you for your Bar Examination, we will begin here:
The Basics of Copyright Law - Mitchell Zimmerman, Fenwick & West LLP – March 17, 2015
The article above provides a succinct description of the basics that are important to know before proceeding to the following article, which addresses specific issues relative to posting on the Holy Land of Hoops website:
Copyright Law In 2020 Explained In One Page - Frank Moraes, WhoIsHostingThis.com – updated February 29, 2020
Now that you are equipped with a miniscule knowledge of Copyright Law, we will now turn our attention to its application:
Copyright Infringement: How Are Damage Amounts Determined? - Richard Stim, Attorney - Nolo - 2020
Best Practices for Obtaining Attorney Fees in Copyright Litigation - Michael D. Steger, American Bar Association - February 19, 2017
Why is all of this relevant, you might reasonably ask? Because each time that I have posted an image on the HLOH message board, I have likely infringed on the copyright of the photographer or artist who made that particular image available on the internet. Unless an image is clearly identified as “free for use”, by law, the image is deemed to be copyrighted. I have never requested permission from the copyright owner of an image I posted to use that image in a post, and therefore, I and/or the Holy Land of Hoops and admin could and would be found guilty of Copyright Infringement, should such a tort ever appear before a judge.
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But should admin or I be worried about that actually happening? Not at all, and for many reasons.
First of all, copy & paste these words into your favorite internet search engine: copyright infringement awards against college sports websites, and you will not get a single relevant ‘hit’. That in itself speaks volumes.
Second, while HLOH is likely not registered as a Nonprofit Organization, there is no registration fee nor annual dues charged to its registered members. Non-registered viewers of HLOH have free access to read all posts on the various HLOH message boards. The relatively small revenue that HLOH receives from advertisers would be deemed to roughly offset HLOH’s operating costs. Therefore, it is self-evident that the primary purpose of HLOH is NOT to make money for the owners and administrators of HLOH, but rather, to educate, inform, and entertain its members. In short, the HLOH message boards are forums whose primary purpose is to enable like-minded college basketball fans to exchange information, and their views and opinions. Because of the aforementioned, HLOH does not have “deep pockets” for a potential plaintiff to empty, and that is the primary reason why HLOH will never find itself in the position of a defendant in a civil suit.
Third – more “deep pockets” theory:
Buckeye Planet – Ohio State Sports Message Board - buckeyeplanet.com
Holy Land of Hoops – Big East Sports Message Board - holylandofhoops.com
Any potential plaintiff who is willing to spend tens of thousands of dollars on legal fees on a Copyright Infringement case is going to go after the big fish first.
Fourth – yet more “deep pockets” theory:
Forbes Inc. 2019 Revenue – Owler - 2020 ==> Forbes - Wikipedia
Niche.com Annual Revenue, Number of Employees, Growth and Funding - GrowJo.com - 2020
Niche Growth Accelerates, Subscription Revenue Grows 200% – Niche.com - February 7, 2019
Relative to Forbes Inc. and Niche.com, the Holy Land of Hoops would be deemed to be an impecunious defendant in the event that litigation was ever contemplated, and that would certainly end any legal proceedings prior to their initiation.
Further to Post # 8 above, both Forbes Inc. and Niche.com are both in business to make money for their shareholders, and Niche.com certainly does that. It is quite likely that Niche.com quickly noticed Forbes.com started using Niche’s Net Price in August 2017, apparently beyond the scope of their first contract with Niche. There is no doubt in my mind that Forbes quickly reached an out-of-court settlement with Niche for the use of Niche’s Net Price in 2017 and subsequent years, as Niche’s Net Price appeared again in the Forbes college rankings in 2018, and nothing has ever appeared in print about the incident.
Although I have posted lengthy excerpts from both the Niche and Princeton Review on this Page 1 of the thread, there is no risk whatsoever of either of them taking legal action against me personally nor the Holy Land of Hoops for at least six reasons: (1) The purpose and use of those lengthy excerpts were educational, and accordingly, qualify as ‘critiques by an independent reviewer’, (2) the excerpts collectively contain less than 1% of the content available on each of the two websites, (3) consequently, my excerpts could not be adjudicated to deprive Niche or The Princeton Review of revenue by reproducing limited information from their websites, (4) HLOH is a de facto nonprofit organization, (5) due to their inherent complexity, copyright infringement cases are very expensive to litigate, and (6) my independent reviews of both Niche and The Princeton Review are objective and quite complimentary, constituting favorable publicity for both websites – which is to their benefit moreso than my own. [N.B.: I do not own any shares of Niche or The Princeton Review.]
Therefore, it is quite likely that if an employee of Niche or The Princeton Review recommended to their boss that litigation against HLOH be initiated, he or she would be fitted with collar and chain, and be dragged down by the stone.
For those of you who have a greater interest in Copyright Infringement Law than this post provides, I recommend the following further reading:
Copyright Law in 2017: 12 Big Court Cases to Know About – Keith Kupferschmid, Copyright Clearance Center - January 10, 2018
Copyright Law in 2018: Top 10 Court Cases – Keith Kupferschmid, Copyright Clearance Center - January 18, 2019
Top Ten Copyright Stories of 2019…and What to Expect in 2020 – Keith Kupferschmid, Copyright Clearance Center – December 20, 2019
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THE COLLEGE RANKINGS AND METHODOLOGY THREAD - TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR PAGE 1
POST #1
… MUBoxer’s Unfortunate Accusation
… History of College Rankings Services
… 1. Introduction
… 6. Schools of Interest
… 12. Analysis of Data
… 17. Analysis: Which College Ratings Service Gives the ‘Best’ Rankings to Big East Schools?
… 18. The Backlash Against the U.S. News College Rankings
… 19. The Problems with the Forbes’ College Rankings
… 20. The Princeton Review Rankings
… 21. The Niche Rankings
… 22. Ranking the College Ranking Services
POST #2
… 23. BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA 2020
… Table 6(a): Schools of Interest – Wikipedia - Sorted alphabetically
… Table 6(b): Schools of Interest - Sorted in order of Founding Year
… Table 6(c): Schools of Interest - Sorted in order of Enrolment
… Table 6(d): Schools of Interest - Sorted in order of Endowment
POST #3
… Table 7a. The U.S. News ‘Best Colleges 2019’ Rankings
… Table 7b. The U.S. News ‘Best Colleges 2020’ Rankings
… Table 8a. The Niche ‘Best Colleges in America 2019’ Rankings
… Table 8b. The Niche ‘Best Colleges in America 2020’ Rankings
… Table 9a. The Forbes ‘America’s Top Colleges 2018’ Rankings
… Table 9b. The Forbes ‘America’s Top Colleges 2019’ Rankings
POST #4
… 16. Analysis: The Effect of U.S. News’ Six Subdivisions on the Rankings of Big East Schools
POST #5
… 11. Princeton Review ‘Best 384 Colleges 2019 Edition’
POST #6
… Concluding Remarks
… The US News’ Monte Carlo Simulations Produce Ersatz Rankings
POST #7
… The Case Method and Niche’s Net Price
… The Harvard Business Review Case Method
… Lesson 1 • Data
… Table 23(a): NICHE’S BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA 2020 – SORTED BY NET PRICE
… Table 23(b): NICHE’S BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA 2020 – SELECTED GEOGRAPHIC GROUPINGS - SORTED BY NET PRICE
… Lesson 2 • Independent Verification of Initial Conclusions
… HLOH Business Review Case 1 • FORBES’ DILEMMA
POST #8
… The Forbes College Rankings: A Costly Exercise in Futility
POST #9
… HLOH Business Review Case No. 2
… Xudash’s Preposterous, Dishonest Post Opens a Can of Worms
… The Stanford University Common Data Set
… Xavier University Common Data Sets: 2003-2004 to 2019-2020
… Decline Of Catholic Universities in Philadelphia
… Small Institutions With Limited Endowments Are Facing Tough Times
… Table: Selected Schools - Sorted in Order of Endowment
… HLOH Business Review Case 2 • FATHER GRAHAM’S DILEMMA
… Table: Best Colleges in America 2020 – Page 16
… NICHE’S BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA 2020 – SORTED BY NET PRICE
… Rethinking Liberal Arts
POST #10
… Coronavirus: The Death Knell for Xavier University?
… Fewer Students Are Going To College
… NICHE’S BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA 2020 – SELECTED UNIVERSITIES IN OHIO College Enrolments[/b] and Coronavirus
… NICHE’S BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA 2020 – SELECTED UNIVERSITIES IN OHIO - SORTED BY NET PRICE
… Common Data Sets: Enrolment
… Coronavirus: Effects on College Enrolment
… Fr. Graham’s Next Moves
… Graduate Programs and the Death Spiral
… 2026: The Year of Reckoning
… That Ol’ Can of Worms
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As the topics of College Rankings, College Enrolments and Coronavirus have now become inextricably intertwined, I will be making periodic posts on this thread in due course. In August, NICHE’S BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA 2021 is scheduled to published, and there will undoubtedly be new developments emerging concerning the effects of Coronavirus on College Enrolments.
Class dismissed.
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Logic in the Law and Copyright Infringement
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The Logical Song - Roger Hodgson, Supertramp - 1978
Today I will continue your education with an introduction to Logic in the Law.
”In the dialectic of the law, logic has an important part to play at a stage when a suggested rule has to be tested in order to discover whether or not its adoption will involve the contradiction of already established legal principles”.
I trust you have completed your requisite reading of these seminal works before honoring me with your presence today:
The Place of Logic in the Law - Morris R. Cohen, Harvard Law Review - April, 1916
Logic in the Law - Robert S. Summers, Cornell Law School - 1963
The Significance of Logic for Law - Professor Douglas Lind, The National Judicial College Press - 2007
And why, you might reasonably ask, would I introduce such an arcane topic on a College Rankings thread on the Off Topic board?
The answer is quite simple – to lay the foundation for the following discussion concerning Copyright Law – a topic which I touched upon in Post # 8 above (in the context of Forbes allegedly infringing on Niche’s copyrighted Net Price). ==> Tort ==> Intellectual Property Law ==> Copyright Law
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In Post #8 Professor Fieldhouse wrote:
”A copyright infringement occurs when the works protected by copyright law is used without permission for a usage where such permission is required, thereby infringing certain exclusive rights granted to the copyright holder, such as the right to reproduce or display the protected work, or to make derivative works. The copyright holder is typically the work's creator or a publisher. Copyright holders routinely invoke legal measures to prevent and penalize copyright infringement. Copyright infringement disputes are usually resolved through direct negotiation, a notice and take down process, or litigation in civil court.
As well as educating you during the present coronavirus lockdown, a secondary purpose of this Post #11is to allay any concerns which may be fostered by admin in relation to my generous excerpting of Niches’ Best Colleges rankings in the preceding posts. Did such usage constitute a copyright infringement, and if so, what remedy might Niche.com seek in damages against Holy Land of Hoops? Please allow me to explore this issue in more detail, noting that a basic understanding of Logic in the Law is essential in the application of Copyright Law.
As it is not my intention to prepare you for your Bar Examination, we will begin here:
The Basics of Copyright Law - Mitchell Zimmerman, Fenwick & West LLP – March 17, 2015
Just Enough Copyright for People Who Are Not Attorneys or Intellectual Property Experts
Copyright Requirements: There are three basic requirements for copyright protection: (1) that which is to be protected must be a work of authorship; (2) it must be original; and (3) it must be fixed in a tangible medium of expression.
Defenses to Copyright Infringement: Fair Use: Even if a work is copied in whole or in part, a prima facie infringement will not mature into liability if an affirmative defense such as fair use applies. Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 mentions “criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research” as examples of fair use purposes.
The article above provides a succinct description of the basics that are important to know before proceeding to the following article, which addresses specific issues relative to posting on the Holy Land of Hoops website:
Copyright Law In 2020 Explained In One Page - Frank Moraes, WhoIsHostingThis.com – updated February 29, 2020
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What Is Fair Use?
Fair Use is the allowance made for the use of copyrighted material for the purpose of commentary, criticism, or parody. This section discusses the legal framework for Fair Use and the specifics of when Fair Use does and does not apply.
Copyright Is a Restriction on Free Speech
In the United States, we have a constitutionally guaranteed right to Freedom of Speech and also of the Press. At its most basic, this means that you can say, write, or publish anything you want to and the government is not supposed to be allowed to do anything to restrict that. However, we know that this is not completely true. Certain forms of speech are restricted because society has determined that the benefit of restriction far outweighs the infringement on freedom. For example, fraudulent advertising, libel, false accusations, and other types of lying are considered criminal behavior. The classic example of yelling “Fire!” in a crowded theater falls into this category. These are restrictions on free speech put in place to protect the public from certain types of harm. Copyright functions similarly, except it doesn’t protect from harm. Rather, it promotes a benefit — artists having control over their work and being able to profit from it.
The restriction occurs because if someone had absolute freedom to publish whatever they wanted, that would include the ability to publish something originally written by someone else. The benefit of artist control comes at the cost of a restriction on freedom. However, the restriction carries its own costs which may be harmful to society.
Fair Use Restores Lost Benefits
Fair Use is a solution to this problem. It exempts certain types of uses from the restrictions of copyright in order to recover the benefits of Free Speech.
Fair Use allows you to make copies of a copyrighted work for the purpose of comment, criticism, or parody. In some ways, it might have made sense if this had been called “Fair Mention,” because the circumstances where the exemption applies are really cases of mentioning the work, rather than using it.
Fair Use is a gray area. There are no bright line tests that definitively determine whether a usage is Fair Use or infringement. There is, however, a four-fold list of criteria that judges are directed to use when determining whether a specific instance is Fair Use or not.
The four criteria are:
• The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes.
• The nature of the copyrighted work
• The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole
• The effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
Point 1 is probably the most important — the context of the use itself. If you include a copyrighted poem into a collection of poems for sale, that is quite different than including the same poem in an essay about the poem.
Point 2, the nature of the work, is generally understood to deal with issues such as the cultural importance of the work, its newsworthiness, and whether it is a published or private work.
Point 3, the amount of the work used, has obvious reasonability. It should be noted, though, that use of a complete work (such as a reproduction of an entire painting) does not disqualify a determination of Fair Use.
Point 4, the market effect, is second in importance only to Point 1. A perfect copy of a work thinly disguised as a commentary may divert sales away from the original.
On the other hand, an excerpt included in a positive review may increase the work’s value. This criterion has everything to do with the extent to which the usage can serve as a substitute for the original work. Negative criticism that adversely affects market value can still be Fair Use.
Fair Use Is Gray
It cannot be stressed enough: fair use is a gray area. There are some uses that are clearly Fair, and some that are clearly infringement, but ultimately Fair Use is determined by a judge if and only if a case is brought to trial, which rarely happens.
Also see: • More on Fair Use and Fair Dealing • Practical Understanding of Fair Use • Examples of Legitimate Fair Use
Linking to a News Story: If you link to a news story or a blog post from your own site, it is customary to include a quote or two from the source material. In this case, the context of your link to the original material probably constitutes commentary, and the quotes are covered under Fair Use.
Things That Are Definitely Not Fair Use
Using an Image From Google to Illustrate a Blog Post:
It is very popular today to illustrate blog posts and other online stories with images that capture the themes of the story, even though they aren’t always directly related. Using a quick Google Image Search and pulling any image you find on to your blog is likely going to infringe on copyright, unless the image itself has an Open License. It does not count as Fair Use, because you are using the image to illustrate your post, not commenting on the image itself.
Quoting All or Most of a News Story:
Quoting a few lines of a news story in order to provide some context to a link is just fine, but what about copying the whole thing? That’s infringement.
So where’s the line between infringement and Fair Use in a case like this? Can you post half the story? Ten percent of it? There isn’t an obvious line. It isn’t as if there’s a specific word limit or article percentage that makes the difference. The best question to ask yourself in a case like this is whether your post will realistically function to send traffic to the original post, or if it is substantial enough to act as a replacement for it. If your post effectively replaces the original, then it isn’t Fair Use — it’s infringement.
Now that you are equipped with a miniscule knowledge of Copyright Law, we will now turn our attention to its application:
Copyright Infringement: How Are Damage Amounts Determined? - Richard Stim, Attorney - Nolo - 2020
Courts consider actual and statutory damages when making an award in a case that proved copyright infringement.
(1) Awards of Actual Damages in a Copyright Infringement Case
(2) Awards of Infringer's Profits
(3) Awards of Statutory Damages in a Copyright Infringement Case
A plaintiff in an infringement action may opt for either actual damages (and the infringer’s profits, if appropriate) or statutory damages, but not both. It is often said that copyright plaintiffs must "elect their remedy." Statutory damages are explained in 17 U.S.C. § 504(c). For infringements that cannot clearly be proven as either innocent or willful, statutory damages may be from $750 to $30,000 per infringement. The exact amount depends on the seriousness of the infringing act and the financial worth of the infringer.
On the other hand, an innocent infringer may have to pay as little as $200, while an intentional infringer may have to pay as much as $150,000 for a single infringement of one work. In short, statutory damages provide a clearly defined remedy for victims of infringement without the murkiness and uncertainty of the first two categories of damages.
Best Practices for Obtaining Attorney Fees in Copyright Litigation - Michael D. Steger, American Bar Association - February 19, 2017
After last year's Supreme Court decision in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., courts should now give substantial weight to the objective reasonableness of the losing party's position in analyzing fee requests. 136 S. Ct. at 1983. The Kirtsaeng court tempered this admonition by cautioning that "objective reasonableness can be only an important factor in assessing fee applications - not the controlling one." Id. at 1988. "That means in any given case a court may award fees even though the losing party offered reasonable arguments (or, conversely, deny fees even though the losing party made unreasonable ones)." Id. "Although objective reasonableness carries significant weight, courts must view all the circumstances of a case on their own terms, in light of the Copyright Act's essential goals." Id. at 1989.
Why is all of this relevant, you might reasonably ask? Because each time that I have posted an image on the HLOH message board, I have likely infringed on the copyright of the photographer or artist who made that particular image available on the internet. Unless an image is clearly identified as “free for use”, by law, the image is deemed to be copyrighted. I have never requested permission from the copyright owner of an image I posted to use that image in a post, and therefore, I and/or the Holy Land of Hoops and admin could and would be found guilty of Copyright Infringement, should such a tort ever appear before a judge.
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But should admin or I be worried about that actually happening? Not at all, and for many reasons.
First of all, copy & paste these words into your favorite internet search engine: copyright infringement awards against college sports websites, and you will not get a single relevant ‘hit’. That in itself speaks volumes.
Second, while HLOH is likely not registered as a Nonprofit Organization, there is no registration fee nor annual dues charged to its registered members. Non-registered viewers of HLOH have free access to read all posts on the various HLOH message boards. The relatively small revenue that HLOH receives from advertisers would be deemed to roughly offset HLOH’s operating costs. Therefore, it is self-evident that the primary purpose of HLOH is NOT to make money for the owners and administrators of HLOH, but rather, to educate, inform, and entertain its members. In short, the HLOH message boards are forums whose primary purpose is to enable like-minded college basketball fans to exchange information, and their views and opinions. Because of the aforementioned, HLOH does not have “deep pockets” for a potential plaintiff to empty, and that is the primary reason why HLOH will never find itself in the position of a defendant in a civil suit.
Third – more “deep pockets” theory:
Buckeye Planet – Ohio State Sports Message Board - buckeyeplanet.com
Forum Statistics:
Discussions (Topics): 86,866
Messages (Posts): 3,212,420
Members: 19,545
Holy Land of Hoops – Big East Sports Message Board - holylandofhoops.com
Forum Statistics:
Discussions (Topics): 4,956
Messages (Posts): 121,306
Members: 1165
Any potential plaintiff who is willing to spend tens of thousands of dollars on legal fees on a Copyright Infringement case is going to go after the big fish first.
Fourth – yet more “deep pockets” theory:
Forbes Inc. 2019 Revenue – Owler - 2020 ==> Forbes - Wikipedia
Forbes estimated 2019 revenue: $400 Million
Niche.com Annual Revenue, Number of Employees, Growth and Funding - GrowJo.com - 2020
Estimated Revenue & Financials
Niche.com's estimated annual revenue is currently $15.2 Million per year.
Niche.com has 112 Employees. Niche.com grew their employee count by 40% last year.
Niche Growth Accelerates, Subscription Revenue Grows 200% – Niche.com - February 7, 2019
Every year, over 60 million people use Niche to choose the schools, jobs, and neighborhoods that are right for them. We analyze dozens of data sets and hundreds of millions of ratings and reviews to produce comprehensive rankings, report cards, and profiles for every K-12 school, college, neighborhood, and major employer in America.
Relative to Forbes Inc. and Niche.com, the Holy Land of Hoops would be deemed to be an impecunious defendant in the event that litigation was ever contemplated, and that would certainly end any legal proceedings prior to their initiation.
Further to Post # 8 above, both Forbes Inc. and Niche.com are both in business to make money for their shareholders, and Niche.com certainly does that. It is quite likely that Niche.com quickly noticed Forbes.com started using Niche’s Net Price in August 2017, apparently beyond the scope of their first contract with Niche. There is no doubt in my mind that Forbes quickly reached an out-of-court settlement with Niche for the use of Niche’s Net Price in 2017 and subsequent years, as Niche’s Net Price appeared again in the Forbes college rankings in 2018, and nothing has ever appeared in print about the incident.
Although I have posted lengthy excerpts from both the Niche and Princeton Review on this Page 1 of the thread, there is no risk whatsoever of either of them taking legal action against me personally nor the Holy Land of Hoops for at least six reasons: (1) The purpose and use of those lengthy excerpts were educational, and accordingly, qualify as ‘critiques by an independent reviewer’, (2) the excerpts collectively contain less than 1% of the content available on each of the two websites, (3) consequently, my excerpts could not be adjudicated to deprive Niche or The Princeton Review of revenue by reproducing limited information from their websites, (4) HLOH is a de facto nonprofit organization, (5) due to their inherent complexity, copyright infringement cases are very expensive to litigate, and (6) my independent reviews of both Niche and The Princeton Review are objective and quite complimentary, constituting favorable publicity for both websites – which is to their benefit moreso than my own. [N.B.: I do not own any shares of Niche or The Princeton Review.]
Therefore, it is quite likely that if an employee of Niche or The Princeton Review recommended to their boss that litigation against HLOH be initiated, he or she would be fitted with collar and chain, and be dragged down by the stone.
For those of you who have a greater interest in Copyright Infringement Law than this post provides, I recommend the following further reading:
Copyright Law in 2017: 12 Big Court Cases to Know About – Keith Kupferschmid, Copyright Clearance Center - January 10, 2018
Copyright Law in 2018: Top 10 Court Cases – Keith Kupferschmid, Copyright Clearance Center - January 18, 2019
Top Ten Copyright Stories of 2019…and What to Expect in 2020 – Keith Kupferschmid, Copyright Clearance Center – December 20, 2019
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THE COLLEGE RANKINGS AND METHODOLOGY THREAD - TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR PAGE 1
POST #1
… MUBoxer’s Unfortunate Accusation
… History of College Rankings Services
… 1. Introduction
… 6. Schools of Interest
… 12. Analysis of Data
… 17. Analysis: Which College Ratings Service Gives the ‘Best’ Rankings to Big East Schools?
… 18. The Backlash Against the U.S. News College Rankings
… 19. The Problems with the Forbes’ College Rankings
… 20. The Princeton Review Rankings
… 21. The Niche Rankings
… 22. Ranking the College Ranking Services
POST #2
… 23. BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA 2020
… Table 6(a): Schools of Interest – Wikipedia - Sorted alphabetically
… Table 6(b): Schools of Interest - Sorted in order of Founding Year
… Table 6(c): Schools of Interest - Sorted in order of Enrolment
… Table 6(d): Schools of Interest - Sorted in order of Endowment
POST #3
… Table 7a. The U.S. News ‘Best Colleges 2019’ Rankings
… Table 7b. The U.S. News ‘Best Colleges 2020’ Rankings
… Table 8a. The Niche ‘Best Colleges in America 2019’ Rankings
… Table 8b. The Niche ‘Best Colleges in America 2020’ Rankings
… Table 9a. The Forbes ‘America’s Top Colleges 2018’ Rankings
… Table 9b. The Forbes ‘America’s Top Colleges 2019’ Rankings
POST #4
… 16. Analysis: The Effect of U.S. News’ Six Subdivisions on the Rankings of Big East Schools
POST #5
… 11. Princeton Review ‘Best 384 Colleges 2019 Edition’
POST #6
… Concluding Remarks
… The US News’ Monte Carlo Simulations Produce Ersatz Rankings
POST #7
… The Case Method and Niche’s Net Price
… The Harvard Business Review Case Method
… Lesson 1 • Data
… Table 23(a): NICHE’S BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA 2020 – SORTED BY NET PRICE
… Table 23(b): NICHE’S BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA 2020 – SELECTED GEOGRAPHIC GROUPINGS - SORTED BY NET PRICE
… Lesson 2 • Independent Verification of Initial Conclusions
… HLOH Business Review Case 1 • FORBES’ DILEMMA
POST #8
… The Forbes College Rankings: A Costly Exercise in Futility
POST #9
… HLOH Business Review Case No. 2
… Xudash’s Preposterous, Dishonest Post Opens a Can of Worms
… The Stanford University Common Data Set
… Xavier University Common Data Sets: 2003-2004 to 2019-2020
… Decline Of Catholic Universities in Philadelphia
… Small Institutions With Limited Endowments Are Facing Tough Times
… Table: Selected Schools - Sorted in Order of Endowment
… HLOH Business Review Case 2 • FATHER GRAHAM’S DILEMMA
… Table: Best Colleges in America 2020 – Page 16
… NICHE’S BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA 2020 – SORTED BY NET PRICE
… Rethinking Liberal Arts
POST #10
… Coronavirus: The Death Knell for Xavier University?
… Fewer Students Are Going To College
… NICHE’S BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA 2020 – SELECTED UNIVERSITIES IN OHIO College Enrolments[/b] and Coronavirus
… NICHE’S BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA 2020 – SELECTED UNIVERSITIES IN OHIO - SORTED BY NET PRICE
… Common Data Sets: Enrolment
… Coronavirus: Effects on College Enrolment
… Fr. Graham’s Next Moves
… Graduate Programs and the Death Spiral
… 2026: The Year of Reckoning
… That Ol’ Can of Worms
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As the topics of College Rankings, College Enrolments and Coronavirus have now become inextricably intertwined, I will be making periodic posts on this thread in due course. In August, NICHE’S BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA 2021 is scheduled to published, and there will undoubtedly be new developments emerging concerning the effects of Coronavirus on College Enrolments.
Class dismissed.
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Re: The College Rankings and Methodology Thread
by Fieldhouse Flyer » Mon Aug 17, 2020 6:01 am
The very lengthy New York Times feature article excerpted below is well worth a read.
As Colleges Move Classes Online, Families Rebel Against the Cost - Shawn Hubler, The New York Times – August 15, 2020
As Colleges Move Classes Online, Families Rebel Against the Cost - Shawn Hubler, The New York Times – August 15, 2020
A rebellion against the high cost of a bachelor’s degree, already brewing around the nation before the coronavirus, has gathered fresh momentum as campuses have strained to operate in the pandemic. Incensed at paying face-to-face prices for education that is increasingly online, students and their parents are demanding tuition rebates, increased financial aid, reduced fees and leaves of absences to compensate for what they feel will be a diminished college experience.
Universities have been divided in their response, with some offering discounts but most resisting, arguing that remote learning and other virus measures are making their operations more, not less, costly at a time when higher education is already struggling.
The roster of colleges that have rescinded plans to reopen their classrooms has been growing by the day. In the past two weeks, the University of Maryland, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California, the University of Virginia, Princeton, and a host of other colleges announced plans to hold all or most of their classes online, citing concerns about the coronavirus.
Moody’s Investors Service, which in March downgraded the higher education sector from stable to negative, wrote that even before the pandemic, roughly 30 percent of universities “were already running operating deficits.”
Will Andersen, an 18-year-old incoming freshman at the University of Wisconsin, put it this way: “Who wants to pay $25,000 a year for glorified Skype?”
Most colleges have kept prices flat, and a few have even increased them. They can’t afford to do otherwise without mass faculty layoffs, said Robert Kelchen, a Seton Hall University associate professor of higher education, even though the isolated, monitored experience campuses are selling this fall “is going to feel like some combination of a monastery and a minimum-security prison.”
“This crisis is demonstrating that there is real value in face-to-face instruction,” agreed David Feldman, an economist at William & Mary. That recognition, he said, will generally protect better-endowed schools and those with state support. Even so, he said, a culling is at hand for higher education. His prediction: a consolidation of public university branch campuses and a reckoning for some small, private liberal arts colleges that are already operating on thin margins.
“There will be a shakeout,” he said.
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Re: The College Rankings and Methodology Thread
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Notre Dame Shifting to Online Classes to Control Outbreak - Frances Robles, The New York Times – 7:25 PM ET, August 18, 2020
The Princeton Review Best 386 Colleges Press Release – August 18, 2020
The Princeton Review Best 386 Colleges 2021 – August 18, 2020
Notre Dame Shifting to Online Classes to Control Outbreak - Frances Robles, The New York Times – 7:25 PM ET, August 18, 2020
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------After 147 people tested positive for the coronavirus, the school said it would shift to remote instruction for two weeks and send students home if cases continue to grow.
A week into the fall semester, the University of Notre Dame announced on Tuesday that it would move to online instruction for at least the next two weeks in an attempt to control a growing coronavirus outbreak, and could move to shut down campus entirely.
“If these steps are not successful, we will have to send students home, as we did last spring,” Notre Dame’s president, the Rev. John I. Jenkins, said in a video address to students, noting that he had been inclined to take that step before consulting with local health officials.
The announcement came as universities across the country are struggling to control fast-growing outbreaks among returning students. On Monday, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill moved all of its undergraduate classes online, also a week into the fall semester. And Michigan State on Tuesday shifted its reopening plans, telling students not to return for the start of classes in two weeks.
At Notre Dame’s campus near South Bend, Ind., 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students were tested before they could return to campus on Aug. 3 to start classes a week later. The few dozen who tested positive were told to stay home. Yet by Tuesday, the school reported that at least 147 people had tested positive for the virus over the last two weeks. Eighty of those confirmed cases were added this week, Notre Dame said. All but one were students. None are hospitalized. Read on . . .
The Princeton Review Best 386 Colleges Press Release – August 18, 2020
The Princeton Review Reports Findings of Its Survey of College Administrators on Fall 2020 and Its Annual College Rankings in "The Best 386 Colleges"
NEW YORK, August 18, 2020 — According to a Princeton Review® survey that recently polled administrators at schools featured in the company's just-published book, The Best 386 Colleges, the top priority among college administrators for the upcoming school year is "social distancing: maintaining health and safety on campus." The issue administrators ranked as likely to be the greatest concern among students is "financial aid."
Findings, based on surveys of administrators from 179 colleges (130 private and 49 public schools) who submitted their responses online between July 1 and July 22, reveal:
• Nearly 4 of 10 respondents (39%) reported their projected fall enrollment is down from 2019, while 19% reported an increase; 42% said it is about the same.
• Just over 1 in 8 respondents (14%) reported the percentage of in-state students in their school's incoming first-year class is higher than it was in 2019, while 6% reported it is lower than it was in 2019.
• More than 9 out of 10 (93%) reported their schools were making COVID-19–related modifications in classrooms, labs, residence halls, and dining halls.
• Two-thirds (67%) anticipated the majority of their fall courses would be principally hybrid (part in-person, part online) classes: 21% said in-person and 12% said online.
"COVID-19 has presented sobering challenges for school administrators and educators, as well as daunting decisions for students and their parents," said Robert Franek, Editor-in-Chief at The Princeton Review. "What impressed us in our administrator survey findings is the flexibility many colleges built into their reopening plans, especially those giving students options to study remotely or on campus with health and safety protocols in place. We will continue to report on new and changing developments as this unprecedented academic year progresses."
The Princeton Review Best 386 Colleges 2021 – August 18, 2020
For our 29th edition, we surveyed 143,000 students from across the country so we can tell you which college has the best food, best career services, happiest students, and more. Find out if your dream school made one of our 62 lists.
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Re: The College Rankings and Methodology Thread
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Miami University announces online start to fall semester - Cole Behrens, Cincinnati Enquirer - July 28, 2020
Georgetown University to begin classes online in fall - Rick Massimo, WTOP News Washington, D.C. - July 29, 2020
August Wave of Campus Reopening Reversals - Emma Whitford, InsideHigherEd.com - August 12, 2020
Miami University announces online start to fall semester - Cole Behrens, Cincinnati Enquirer - July 28, 2020
Georgetown University to begin classes online in fall - Rick Massimo, WTOP News Washington, D.C. - July 29, 2020
August Wave of Campus Reopening Reversals - Emma Whitford, InsideHigherEd.com - August 12, 2020
Hundreds of colleges announced early this summer they would be reopening for in-person instruction this fall. As start dates near, many backtrack, citing a worsening health crisis.
Hundreds of colleges have reversed or altered their reopening plans in the past several weeks after taking stock of COVID-19 testing availability, student and faculty safety concerns, state regulations and the worsening public health crisis.
Through May, June, and July, many colleges announced in-person reopening plans that included social distancing protocols, mask-wearing requirements, low-density living arrangements and regular testing for students and employees. Many colleges planning to bring students back to campus for the fall semester have reversed course entirely and opted for online-only instruction.
Chapman University in southern California announced recently that it would begin the fall semester with online instruction. "These are very expensive propositions for universities," said Daniele Struppa, president of Chapman. "Between lost revenue and additional expenditures, we are looking at a deficit of $100 to $110 million. So that's a significant amount of money."
Miami University in Ohio has also delayed in-person start dates, among many others.
Benjy Renton has been tracking colleges' plan reversals and alterations since the University of Southern California announced in early July that a majority of undergraduate instruction would be held online. Renton has focused on tracking two trends: when colleges announce changes and where colleges are announcing changes.
Peer institutions in similar geographic areas tend to follow each other's lead, he said. For example, in Washington, D.C., George Washington University announced July 27 that it would reverse its plans and conduct all instruction online in the fall. Georgetown University followed suit two days later, and American University announced the same on July 30.
Location has also played a role. New Jersey for example has strict requirements about what conditions need to be met before colleges can reopen. The College of New Jersey, Princeton University, Saint Peter's University, and Rowan University are conducting all or nearly all classes online.
If colleges do bring students back, Renton is not optimistic about how long they will be able to stay open in-person this fall. He compares residential campuses to aircraft carriers, cruise ships, and nursing homes -- situations where people live in close proximity.
"All the ones that we've seen just don't go well. Theoretically, all the science is telling us no," Renton said.
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Re: The College Rankings and Methodology Thread
by Fieldhouse Flyer » Sat Aug 22, 2020 10:51 am
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Niche just published their 2021 BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA rankings, which I have excerpted in the following post. But first, I’ll repost Niche's 2020 rankings from Post #2 on this thread (for the purpose of easy comparison), which have now been superseded by Niche’s new 2021 rankings. Note that the linebreaks in the listing below coincide with the change in Niche's Letter Grade assigned to the college.
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2020 BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA
2020 Best Colleges in America – Niche.com – August 2019 [Data mined on March 25, 2020]
Niche just published their 2021 BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA rankings, which I have excerpted in the following post. But first, I’ll repost Niche's 2020 rankings from Post #2 on this thread (for the purpose of easy comparison), which have now been superseded by Niche’s new 2021 rankings. Note that the linebreaks in the listing below coincide with the change in Niche's Letter Grade assigned to the college.
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2020 BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA
2020 Best Colleges in America – Niche.com – August 2019 [Data mined on March 25, 2020]
.2020 RANKINGS – BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA
Rank. School • Overall Niche Grade • Acceptance Rate • Net Price* • SAT Range
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 7 % • Net Price: $22,230 • SAT Range: 1490-1570
2. Stanford University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 5 % • Net Price: $16,562 • SAT Range: 1390-1540
3. Yale University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 7 % • Net Price: $18,053 • SAT Range: 1460-1580
4. Harvard University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 5 % • Net Price: $17,030 • SAT Range: 1460-1590
5. Princeton University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 6 % • Net Price: $16,302 • SAT Range: 1430-1570
6. Duke University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 10 % • Net Price: $22,011 • SAT Range: 1380-1540
7. Brown University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 8 % • Net Price: $25,651 • SAT Range: 1400-1570
8. Columbia University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 7 % • Net Price: $22,824 • SAT Range: 1410-1570
9. University of Pennsylvania • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 9 % • Net Price: $24,539 • SAT Range: 1420-1560
10. Rice University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 16 % • Net Price: $24,131 • SAT Range: 1490-1580
11. Northwestern University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 9 % • Net Price: $26,099 • SAT Range: 1420-1560
12. Vanderbilt University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 11 % • Net Price: $23,292 • SAT Range: 1440-1560
13. Pomona College • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 8 % • Net Price: $18,427 • SAT Range: 1370-1530
14. Washington University in St. Louis • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 16 % • Net Price: $27,777 • SAT Range: 1470-1570
15. Dartmouth College • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 10% • Net Price: $22,303 • SAT Range: 1430-1560
16. Calif. Institute of Technology • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 8 % • Net Price: $24,466 • SAT Range: 1530-1590
17. University of Notre Dame • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 19% • Net Price: $27,453 • SAT Range: 1370-1520 (#1 Catholic College)
18. University of Chicago • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 8 % • Net Price: $34,834 • SAT Range: 1480-1580
19. University of Southern California • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 17 % • Net Price: $32,892 • SAT Range: 1300-1500
20. Cornell University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 13% • Net Price: $31,449 • SAT Range: 1390-1550
21. Bowdoin College • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 14% • Net Price: $24,447 • SAT Range: 1360-1510
22. Amherst College • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 13% • Net Price: $19,519 • SAT Range: 1400-1560
23. University of Michigan • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 27% • Net Price: $16,408 • SAT Range: 1330-1500
24. Georgetown University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 16% • Net Price: $27,420 • SAT Range: 1350-1520 (#2 Catholic College)
48. Boston College • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 32% • Net Price: $27,299 • SAT Range: 1320-1490 (#3 Catholic College)
81. Villanova University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 36% • Net Price: $35,491 • SAT Range: 1250-1440 (#4 Catholic College)
94. Ohio State University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 52% • Net Price: $18,694 • SAT Range: 1240-1450
138. Saint Louis University • Overall Niche Grade: A • Acceptance Rate: 64% • Net Price: $31,718 • SAT Range: 1170-1390 (#7 Catholic College)
150. University of Dayton • Overall Niche Grade: A • Acceptance Rate: 72% • Net Price: $35,077 • SAT Range: 1100-1310 (#10 Catholic College)
160. University of Cincinnati • Overall Niche Grade: A • Acceptance Rate: 76% • Net Price: $21,050 • SAT Range: 1120-1340
163. University of Connecticut • Overall Niche Grade: A • Acceptance Rate: 48% • Net Price: $18,699 • SAT Range: 1210-1390
170. Miami University (OH) • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 68% • Net Price: $20,316 • SAT Range: 1190-1380
176. University of Nebraska • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 64% • Net Price: $16,813 • SAT Range: 1100-1380
180. Creighton University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 72% • Net Price: $31,481 • SAT Range: 1070-1290 (#12 Catholic College)
185. Gonzaga University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 65% • Net Price: $34,085 • SAT Range: 1180-1350 (#14 Catholic College)
190. Butler University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 65% • Net Price: $38,051 • SAT Range: 1150-1320
206. Marquette University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 89% • Net Price: $32,377 • SAT Range: 1130-1310 (#17 Catholic College)
212. Temple University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 57% • Net Price: $22,940 • SAT Range: 1010-1230
228. Drexel University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 79% • Net Price: $40,977 • SAT Range: 1160-1360
233. Fordham University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 46% • Net Price: $38,503 • SAT Range: 1230-1410 (#20 Catholic College)
235. Providence College • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 52% • Net Price: $36,099 • SAT Range: 1160-1330 (#21 Catholic College)
238. DePaul University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 72% • Net Price: $32,927 • SAT Range: 1050-1260 (#22 Catholic College)
254. Duquesne University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 72% • Net Price: $30,540 • SAT Range: 1120-1270 (#24 Catholic College)
264. Ohio University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 78% • Net Price: $22,072 • SAT Range: 1070-1270
280. Seton Hall University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 73% • Net Price: $28,700 • SAT Range: 1140-1280 (#28 Catholic College)
301. St. Joseph’s University • Overall Niche Grade: B+ • Acceptance Rate: 77% • Net Price: $35,290 • SAT Range: 1110-1290 (#32 Catholic College)
338. St. Bonaventure University • Overall Niche Grade: B+ • Acceptance Rate: 71% • Net Price: $22,409 • SAT Range: 1020-1220 (#38 Catholic College)
376. Virginia Commonwealth U. • Overall Niche Grade: B+ • Acceptance Rate: 84% • Net Price: $20,741 • SAT Range: 1070-1260
392. Xavier University • Overall Niche Grade: B+ • Acceptance Rate: 74% • Net Price: $30,190 • SAT Range: 1060-1240 (#45 Catholic College)
601. La Salle University • Overall Niche Grade: B • Acceptance Rate: 79% • Net Price: $26,276 • SAT Range: 870-1080 (#72 Catholic College)
639. St. John's University • Overall Niche Grade: B • Acceptance Rate: 68% • Net Price: $25,981 • SAT Range: 1060-1250 (#77 Catholic College)
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Re: The College Rankings and Methodology Thread
by Fieldhouse Flyer » Sat Aug 22, 2020 10:52 am
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Niche just published their 2021 BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA rankings.
The Best Colleges Methodology – Niche.com – August 2020
About Niche's College Rankings – Niche.com – August 2020
The 2021 Edition of Niche’ Best Colleges Rankings feature detailed entries for each of the 1,619 schools in the Niche 2021 data base. Niche assigns a Letter Grade to each of the 1,619 schools, and assigns a sequential numeric ranking to the Top 50% of those schools, i.ie., Niche ranks schools from #1 to #810, while the schools implicitly ranked #811 through #1,619 are not assigned a sequential numeric ranking.
2021 Best Colleges in America – Niche.com – August 2020 [Data mined on August 22, 2020]
Niche just published their 2021 BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA rankings.
The Best Colleges Methodology – Niche.com – August 2020
About Niche's College Rankings – Niche.com – August 2020
Grading Process
Grades are assigned based on how each school performs compared to all other schools included in the ranking by using the following distribution of grades and z-scores. While most rankings generally follow this normal distribution, there are slight variances across each ranking, so the actual counts and distribution may vary.
Grade • Final Z-Score • Frequency • Cumulative Frequency (Score at least)
A+ • 1.96 ≤ z • 2.5% • 2.5%
A • 1.28 ≤ z < 1.96 • 7.5% • 10.0%
A- • 0.84 ≤ z < 1.28 • 10.0% • 20.0%
B+ • 0.44 ≤ z < 0.84 • 13.0% • 33.0%
B • 0.00 ≤ z < 0.44 • 17.0% • 50.0%
The 2021 Edition of Niche’ Best Colleges Rankings feature detailed entries for each of the 1,619 schools in the Niche 2021 data base. Niche assigns a Letter Grade to each of the 1,619 schools, and assigns a sequential numeric ranking to the Top 50% of those schools, i.ie., Niche ranks schools from #1 to #810, while the schools implicitly ranked #811 through #1,619 are not assigned a sequential numeric ranking.
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A • Top 10 % • Schools ranked #93 to #166.
A- • Top 20 % • Schools ranked #167 to #281.
B+ • Top 33 % • Schools ranked #282 to #454.
B • Top 50 % • Schools ranked #455 to #810.
B- to D- • Bottom 50% • Schools implicitly ranked #811 to #1,619.
2021 Best Colleges in America – Niche.com – August 2020 [Data mined on August 22, 2020]
.2021 RANKINGS – BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA
Rank. School • Overall Niche Grade • Acceptance Rate • Net Price* • SAT Range
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 7 % • Net Price: $18,971 • SAT Range: 1500-1570
2. Harvard University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 5 % • Net Price: $17,590 • SAT Range: 1460-1580
3. Stanford University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 4 % • Net Price: $17,271 • SAT Range: 1420-1570
4. Yale University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 7 % • Net Price: $18,748 • SAT Range: 1460-1570
5. Duke University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 10 % • Net Price: $19,786 • SAT Range: 1450-1570
6. Princeton University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 5 % • Net Price: $16,193 • SAT Range: 1440-1570
7. Rice University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 11 % • Net Price: $23,202 • SAT Range: 1450-1560
8. Calif. Institute of Technology • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 7 % • Net Price: $26,361 • SAT Range: 1530-1580
9. Brown University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 8 % • Net Price: $27,238 • SAT Range: 1420-1550
10. University of Pennsylvania • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 8 % • Net Price: $26,266 • SAT Range: 1420-1550
11. Vanderbilt University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 10 % • Net Price: $23,596 • SAT Range: 1450-1560
12. Columbia University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 6 % • Net Price: $21,220 • SAT Range: 1450-1560
13. Dartmouth College • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 9 % • Net Price: $23,394 • SAT Range: 1420-1560
14. Northwestern University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 8 % • Net Price: $27,540 • SAT Range: 1430-1550
15. Washington University in St. Louis • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 15 % • Net Price: $27,931 • SAT Range: 1470-1570
16. University of Notre Dame • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 18% • Net Price: $30,229 • SAT Range: 1400-1550 (#1 Catholic College)
17. University of Chicago • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 7 % • Net Price: $33,003 • SAT Range: 1470-1570
18. Cornell University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 11% • Net Price: $28,890 • SAT Range: 1390-1540
19. University of Southern California • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 13 % • Net Price: $36,161 • SAT Range: 1350-1530
20. Pomona College • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 8 % • Net Price: $16,988 • SAT Range: 1400-1540
21. Johns Hopkins University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 11% • Net Price: $27,868 • SAT Range: 1450-1560
22. Carnegie Mellon University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 17% • Net Price: $30,847 • SAT Range: 1450-1550
23. University of Michigan • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 23% • Net Price: $16,856 • SAT Range: 1330-1510
24. University of California - Los Angeles • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 14% • Net Price: $15,002 • SAT Range: 1290-1520
25. Georgetown University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 15% • Net Price: $28,509 • SAT Range: 1370-1530 (#2 Catholic College)
49. Boston College • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 28 % • Net Price: $26,567 • SAT Range: 1320-1490 (#3 Catholic College)
64. Villanova University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 29 % • Net Price: $36,958 • SAT Range: 1300-1470 (#4 Catholic College)
92. Ohio State University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 52% • Net Price: $18,694 • SAT Range: 1240-1450
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132. Saint Louis University • Overall Niche Grade: A • Acceptance Rate: 58 % • Net Price: $31,460 • SAT Range: 1180-1370 (#8 Catholic College)
151. University of Dayton • Overall Niche Grade: A • Acceptance Rate: 72 % • Net Price: $34,718 • SAT Range: 1110-1310 (#10 Catholic College)
157. Fordham University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 46% • Net Price: $39,011 • SAT Range: 1250-1430 (#11 Catholic College)
158. University of Connecticut • Overall Niche Grade: A • Acceptance Rate: 49% • Net Price: $19,650 • SAT Range: 1210-1420
-------------------- Dividing Line for Top 10 % of 1,619 schools: Last A is #166 • First A- is #167 -----------------------------
171. University of Cincinnati • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 73% • Net Price: $20,085 • SAT Range: 1160-1370
172. Miami University (OH) • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 75% • Net Price: $20,542 • SAT Range: 1200-1380
190. University of Nebraska • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 80 % • Net Price: $17,315 • SAT Range: 1130-1360
195. Creighton University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 71% • Net Price: $31,317 • SAT Range: 1150-1350 (#14 Catholic College)
198. Marquette University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 82% • Net Price: $33,081 • SAT Range: 1150-1320 (#15 Catholic College)
199. Drexel University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 77% • Net Price: $36,727 • SAT Range: 1170-1380
200. Temple University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 59% • Net Price: $23,192 • SAT Range: 1010-1230
205. Gonzaga University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 66% • Net Price: $35,612 • SAT Range: 1190-1350 (#17 Catholic College)
211. Butler University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 68 % • Net Price: $37,954 • SAT Range: 1170-1330
222. DePaul University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 68 % • Net Price: $30,584 • SAT Range: 1050-1260 (#20 Catholic College)
253. Providence College • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 49% • Net Price: $37,842 • SAT Range: 1210-1360 (#25 Catholic College)
259. Duquesne University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 72% • Net Price: $30,710 • SAT Range: 1130-1290 (#27 Catholic College)
264. Ohio University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 78% • Net Price: $22,072 • SAT Range: 1070-1270
277. St. Joseph’s University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 76% • Net Price: $35,344 • SAT Range: 1120-1290 (#29 Catholic College)
-------------------- Dividing Line for Top 20% of 1,619 schools: Last A- is #281 • First B+ is #282 -----------------------------
292. St. Bonaventure University • Overall Niche Grade: B+ • Acceptance Rate: 73% • Net Price: $21,613 • SAT Range: 1040-1240 (#30 Catholic College)
293. Seton Hall University • Overall Niche Grade: B+ • Acceptance Rate: 70% • Net Price: $29,974 • SAT Range: 1150-1310 (#31 Catholic College)
307. Virginia Commonwealth U. • Overall Niche Grade: B+ • Acceptance Rate: 86% • Net Price: $20,897 • SAT Range: 1070-1260
397. Xavier University • Overall Niche Grade: B+ • Acceptance Rate: 74% • Net Price: $31,240 • SAT Range: 1070-1250 (#45 Catholic College)
-------------------- Dividing Line for Top 33 % of 1,619 schools: Last B+ is #454 • First B is #455 -----------------------------
548. La Salle University • Overall Niche Grade: B • Acceptance Rate: 81% • Net Price: $24,473 • SAT Range: 870-1080 (#62 Catholic College)
809. St. John's University • Overall Niche Grade: B • Acceptance Rate: 73% • Net Price: $25,816 • SAT Range: 1060-1250 (#99 Catholic College)
-------------------- Dividing Line for Top 50 % of 1,619 schools: Last B is #810 • First B- is unranked #811 -----------------------------
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Re: The College Rankings and Methodology Thread
by Fieldhouse Flyer » Sat Aug 22, 2020 10:53 am
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Niche just published their 2021 Best Catholic Colleges in America rankings.
First, I’ll repost Niche’s 2020 rankings, followed by their new 2021 rankings.
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2020 BEST CATHOLIC COLLEGES IN AMERICA – Niche.com – August 2019 [Data mined on March 25, 2020]
2021 BEST CATHOLIC COLLEGES IN AMERICA
2021 Best Catholic Colleges in America – Niche.com – August 2020 [Data mined on August 22, 2020]
Congratulations to Villanova, who enhanced their position as one of the country’s elite Catholic universities.
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The US News Rankings and Forbes Rankings
The new US News rankings and Forbes rankings are usually published in mid-to-late August, but I won’t be looking for them, nor will I be posting anything about them, as they are not worth the pixels used to display them.
The US News rankings have been widely discredited and much maligned during the past 25 years (see Post #1).
The Forbes rankings are a joke and never made it out of the starting blocks (see Post #7 and Post #8).
The Princeton Review 2021 rankings were published last Tuesday, and are always quite good.
The Princeton Review Best 386 Colleges 2021 – August 18, 2020
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Niche just published their 2021 Best Catholic Colleges in America rankings.
First, I’ll repost Niche’s 2020 rankings, followed by their new 2021 rankings.
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2020 BEST CATHOLIC COLLEGES IN AMERICA – Niche.com – August 2019 [Data mined on March 25, 2020]
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17. University of Notre Dame • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 19% • Net Price: $27,453 • SAT Range: 1370-1520 (#1 Catholic College)
24. Georgetown University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 16% • Net Price: $27,420 • SAT Range: 1350-1520 (#2 Catholic College)
48. Boston College • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 32% • Net Price: $27,299 • SAT Range: 1320-1490 (#3 Catholic College)
81. Villanova University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 36% • Net Price: $35,491 • SAT Range: 1250-1440 (#4 Catholic College)
138. Saint Louis University • Overall Niche Grade: A • Acceptance Rate: 64% • Net Price: $31,718 • SAT Range: 1170-1390 (#7 Catholic College)
150. University of Dayton • Overall Niche Grade: A • Acceptance Rate: 72% • Net Price: $35,077 • SAT Range: 1100-1310 (#10 Catholic College)
180. Creighton University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 72% • Net Price: $31,481 • SAT Range: 1070-1290 (#12 Catholic College)
185. Gonzaga University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 65% • Net Price: $34,085 • SAT Range: 1180-1350 (#14 Catholic College)
206. Marquette University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 89% • Net Price: $32,377 • SAT Range: 1130-1310 (#17 Catholic College)
233. Fordham University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 46% • Net Price: $38,503 • SAT Range: 1230-1410 (#20 Catholic College)
235. Providence College • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 52% • Net Price: $36,099 • SAT Range: 1160-1330 (#21 Catholic College)
238. DePaul University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 72% • Net Price: $32,927 • SAT Range: 1050-1260 (#22 Catholic College)
254. Duquesne University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 72% • Net Price: $30,540 • SAT Range: 1120-1270 (#24 Catholic College)
280. Seton Hall University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 73% • Net Price: $28,700 • SAT Range: 1140-1280 (#28 Catholic College)
301. St. Joseph’s University • Overall Niche Grade: B+ • Acceptance Rate: 77% • Net Price: $35,290 • SAT Range: 1110-1290 (#32 Catholic College)
338. St. Bonaventure University • Overall Niche Grade: B+ • Acceptance Rate: 71% • Net Price: $22,409 • SAT Range: 1020-1220 (#38 Catholic College)
392. Xavier University • Overall Niche Grade: B+ • Acceptance Rate: 74% • Net Price: $30,190 • SAT Range: 1060-1240 (#45 Catholic College)
601. La Salle University • Overall Niche Grade: B • Acceptance Rate: 79% • Net Price: $26,276 • SAT Range: 870-1080 (#72 Catholic College)
639. St. John's University • Overall Niche Grade: B • Acceptance Rate: 68% • Net Price: $25,981 • SAT Range: 1060-1250 (#77 Catholic College)
2021 BEST CATHOLIC COLLEGES IN AMERICA
2021 Best Catholic Colleges in America – Niche.com – August 2020 [Data mined on August 22, 2020]
Overall National Rank. School • Overall Niche Grade • Acceptance Rate • Net Price • SAT Range • Catholic College Rank
16. University of Notre Dame • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 18% • Net Price: $30,229 • SAT Range: 1400-1550 (#1 Catholic College)
25. Georgetown University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 15% • Net Price: $28,509 • SAT Range: 1370-1530 (#2 Catholic College)
49. Boston College • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 28 % • Net Price: $26,567 • SAT Range: 1320-1490 (#3 Catholic College)
64. Villanova University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 29 % • Net Price: $36,958 • SAT Range: 1300-1470 (#4 Catholic College)
132. Saint Louis University • Overall Niche Grade: A • Acceptance Rate: 58 % • Net Price: $31,460 • SAT Range: 1180-1370 (#8 Catholic College)
151. University of Dayton • Overall Niche Grade: A • Acceptance Rate: 72 % • Net Price: $34,718 • SAT Range: 1110-1310 (#10 Catholic College)
157. Fordham University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 46% • Net Price: $39,011 • SAT Range: 1250-1430 (#11 Catholic College)
195. Creighton University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 71% • Net Price: $31,317 • SAT Range: 1150-1350 (#14 Catholic College)
198. Marquette University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 82% • Net Price: $33,081 • SAT Range: 1150-1320 (#15 Catholic College)
205. Gonzaga University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 66% • Net Price: $35,612 • SAT Range: 1190-1350 (#17 Catholic College)
222. DePaul University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 68 % • Net Price: $30,584 • SAT Range: 1050-1260 (#20 Catholic College)
253. Providence College • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 49% • Net Price: $37,842 • SAT Range: 1210-1360 (#25 Catholic College)
259. Duquesne University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 72% • Net Price: $30,710 • SAT Range: 1130-1290 (#27 Catholic College)
277. St. Joseph’s University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 76% • Net Price: $35,344 • SAT Range: 1120-1290 (#29 Catholic College)
292. St. Bonaventure University • Overall Niche Grade: B+ • Acceptance Rate: 73% • Net Price: $21,613 • SAT Range: 1040-1240 (#30 Catholic College)
293. Seton Hall University • Overall Niche Grade: B+ • Acceptance Rate: 70% • Net Price: $29,974 • SAT Range: 1150-1310 (#31 Catholic College)
397. Xavier University • Overall Niche Grade: B+ • Acceptance Rate: 74% • Net Price: $31,240 • SAT Range: 1070-1250 (#45 Catholic College)
548. La Salle University • Overall Niche Grade: B • Acceptance Rate: 81% • Net Price: $24,473 • SAT Range: 870-1080 (#62 Catholic College)
809. St. John's University • Overall Niche Grade: B • Acceptance Rate: 73% • Net Price: $25,816 • SAT Range: 1060-1250 (#99 Catholic College)
Congratulations to Villanova, who enhanced their position as one of the country’s elite Catholic universities.
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The US News Rankings and Forbes Rankings
The new US News rankings and Forbes rankings are usually published in mid-to-late August, but I won’t be looking for them, nor will I be posting anything about them, as they are not worth the pixels used to display them.
The US News rankings have been widely discredited and much maligned during the past 25 years (see Post #1).
The Forbes rankings are a joke and never made it out of the starting blocks (see Post #7 and Post #8).
The Princeton Review 2021 rankings were published last Tuesday, and are always quite good.
The Princeton Review Best 386 Colleges 2021 – August 18, 2020
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Re: The College Rankings and Methodology Thread
by Fieldhouse Flyer » Sat Feb 20, 2021 10:37 pm
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Niche's Best Colleges in America - CONFERENCE RANKINGS and SCHOOL RANKINGS
As many of you are aware, I have long been an enthusiast of epistemic curiosity and the dissemination of information thereby obtained.
Further to the topic of this thread, it is noted that the two most important criteria for evaluating and comparing colleges are the quality and cost of the education offered by a given school. For the fans of college athletics, the two most important sports are football and basketball, as evidenced by the respective costs and revenues derived from those sports.
My question is: “How do selected schools known for their football and basketball programs compare in academic reputation and cost?”
To quantify academic reputation, I have used Niche’s 2021 Best Catholic Colleges in America rankings, and for the cost of that education, I have used Niche’s Net Price for data mined on February 20, 2021. Please be advised that Niche continually updates the information on their website, and that the college rankings and costs in the TABLES below have changed in many instances from the college rankings and costs that were mined and posted in my August 22, 2020 Post above.
The schools I have selected for this study are the members the P5 football conferences: Atlantic Coast Conference (15 schools), Big 12 Conference (10), Big Ten Conference (14), Pac-12 Conference (12), and Southeastern Conference (14).
I have also selected the Big East Conference (11 schools), American Athletic Conference (11), and Atlantic 10 Conference (14) for comparison. As a baseline for academic excellence, the Ivy League (8 schools) has also been added.
Most expensive colleges in the U.S. 2019-2020 - Erin Duffin, Statista.com - February 3, 2021
2021 Best Catholic Colleges in America - Data mined on February 20, 2021
I’ll start out with a look at cost, which is a criterion of considerable significance for many students and their families. With few exceptions, the full ‘sicker price’ for a college’s tuition, fees, and room & board is paid only by international students (i.e. non-U.S. citizens), and students from wealthy American families. Consequently, the full ‘sicker price’ is a poor choice for cost comparison. The actual annual cost of the college is far more relevant to high school students who are deciding which college to attend. The average annual cost of colleges is provided in Niche’s Net Price, shown in the TABLES below.
TABLE 1: Niche's Net Price - CONFERENCE RANKINGS
TABLE 2: Niche's Net Price - SCHOOL RANKINGS
TABLE 3: Niche's Best Colleges in America - CONFERENCE RANKINGS
TABLE 4: Niche's Best Colleges in America - SCHOOL RANKINGS
TABLE 5: Niche's Net Price - COMPOSITE RANKINGS
TABLE 6: Niche's Best Colleges in America - COMPOSITE RANKINGS
The schools’ team names and conference affiliations were mined from: Men's College Basketball Standings - ESPN
The schools’ National Rankings and Net Price were mined from: 2021 Best Catholic Colleges in America - Data mined on February 20, 2021
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TABLE 1: Niche's Net Price - CONFERENCE RANKINGS
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TABLE 2: Niche's Net Price - SCHOOL RANKINGS
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SIDEBAR: The Massive Endowments of the Ivy League’s Eight Schools - Wikipedia
TABLE 3: Niche's Best Colleges in America - CONFERENCE RANKINGS
TABLE 4: Niche's Best Colleges in America - SCHOOL RANKINGS
As TABLES 1 to 4 above, in conjunction with the sidebar concerning the Ivy League’s wealth, have adequately addressed my curiosity, I see no reason to list the numerous observations and inferences which can be gleaned from the data as presented.
Niche's Best Colleges in America - CONFERENCE RANKINGS and SCHOOL RANKINGS
As many of you are aware, I have long been an enthusiast of epistemic curiosity and the dissemination of information thereby obtained.
Further to the topic of this thread, it is noted that the two most important criteria for evaluating and comparing colleges are the quality and cost of the education offered by a given school. For the fans of college athletics, the two most important sports are football and basketball, as evidenced by the respective costs and revenues derived from those sports.
My question is: “How do selected schools known for their football and basketball programs compare in academic reputation and cost?”
To quantify academic reputation, I have used Niche’s 2021 Best Catholic Colleges in America rankings, and for the cost of that education, I have used Niche’s Net Price for data mined on February 20, 2021. Please be advised that Niche continually updates the information on their website, and that the college rankings and costs in the TABLES below have changed in many instances from the college rankings and costs that were mined and posted in my August 22, 2020 Post above.
The schools I have selected for this study are the members the P5 football conferences: Atlantic Coast Conference (15 schools), Big 12 Conference (10), Big Ten Conference (14), Pac-12 Conference (12), and Southeastern Conference (14).
I have also selected the Big East Conference (11 schools), American Athletic Conference (11), and Atlantic 10 Conference (14) for comparison. As a baseline for academic excellence, the Ivy League (8 schools) has also been added.
Most expensive colleges in the U.S. 2019-2020 - Erin Duffin, Statista.com - February 3, 2021
1. Harvey Mudd $77,589
2. University of Chicago $77,556
3. Columbia University $76,920
12. Georgetown University $73,882
30. Bard College at Simon’s Rock $72,915
2021 Best Catholic Colleges in America - Data mined on February 20, 2021
12 • A+ • Columbia University • New York, NY • Niche Net Price: $21,828 • Average Total Aid Awarded: $55,071
17 • A+ • University of Chicago • Chicago, IL • Niche Net Price: $34,719 • Average Total Aid Awarded: $43,836
25 • A+ • Georgetown University • Washington, D.C. • Niche Net Price: $28,442 • Average Total Aid Awarded: $45,836
28 • A+ • Harvey Mudd College • Claremont, CA • Niche Net Price: $39,411 • Average Total Aid Awarded: $37,542
NR • B- • Bard College at Simon’s Rock • Great Barrington, MA • Niche Net Price: $39,176 • Average Total Aid Awarded: $31,849
I’ll start out with a look at cost, which is a criterion of considerable significance for many students and their families. With few exceptions, the full ‘sicker price’ for a college’s tuition, fees, and room & board is paid only by international students (i.e. non-U.S. citizens), and students from wealthy American families. Consequently, the full ‘sicker price’ is a poor choice for cost comparison. The actual annual cost of the college is far more relevant to high school students who are deciding which college to attend. The average annual cost of colleges is provided in Niche’s Net Price, shown in the TABLES below.
TABLE 1: Niche's Net Price - CONFERENCE RANKINGS
TABLE 2: Niche's Net Price - SCHOOL RANKINGS
TABLE 3: Niche's Best Colleges in America - CONFERENCE RANKINGS
TABLE 4: Niche's Best Colleges in America - SCHOOL RANKINGS
TABLE 5: Niche's Net Price - COMPOSITE RANKINGS
TABLE 6: Niche's Best Colleges in America - COMPOSITE RANKINGS
The schools’ team names and conference affiliations were mined from: Men's College Basketball Standings - ESPN
The schools’ National Rankings and Net Price were mined from: 2021 Best Catholic Colleges in America - Data mined on February 20, 2021
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TABLE 1: Niche's Net Price - CONFERENCE RANKINGS
Average Niche Net Price for Conference-member Schools • Conference
$17,573 • Big Ten Conference - Average Niche Net Price for 14 Schools
$18,255 • Pac-12 Conference - Average Niche Net Price for 12 Schools
$18,490 • Southeastern Conference - Average Niche Net Price for 14 Schools
$20,021 • Big 12 Conference - Average Niche Net Price for 10 Schools
$20,269 • American Athletic Conference - Average Niche Net Price for 11 Schools
$22,426 • Atlantic Coast Conference - Average Niche Net Price for 15 Schools
$22,678 • Ivy League - Average Niche Net Price for 8 Schools
$28,145 • Atlantic 10 Conference - Average Niche Net Price for 14 Schools
$31,787 • Big East Conference - Average Niche Net Price for 11 Schools
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TABLE 2: Niche's Net Price - SCHOOL RANKINGS
Niche Net Price • Niche Grade • Niche Best Colleges Rank • School • Conference
$12,684 • A+ • 76 • Purdue Boilermakers • Big Ten
$13,036 • A • 121 • Indiana Hoosiers • Big Ten
$14,660 • A+ • 75 • Illinois Fighting Illini • Big Ten
$16,103 • A+ • 61 • Wisconsin Badgers • Big Ten
$16,579 • A • 115 • Michigan State Spartans • Big Ten
$16,873 • A • 145 • Rutgers Scarlet Knights • Big Ten
$17,008 • A • 142 • Iowa Hawkeyes • Big Ten
$17,093 • A- • 190 • Nebraska Cornhuskers • Big Ten
$17,279 • A • 96 • Minnesota Golden Gophers • Big Ten
$17,357 • A+ • 23 • Michigan Wolverines • Big Ten
$17,723 • A- • 195 • Maryland Terrapins • Big Ten
$18,706 • A+ • 92 • Ohio State Buckeyes • Big Ten
$24,724 • A+ • 82 • Penn State Nittany Lions • Big Ten
$26,196 • A+ • 14 • Northwestern Wildcats • Big Ten
$17,573 • Big Ten Conference - Average Niche Net Price for 14 Schools
$10,692 • A • 93 • Washington Huskies • Pac-12
$13,739 • A • 147 • Utah Utes • Pac-12
$14,081 • A • 144 • Arizona State Sun Devils • Pac-12
$15,718 • A+ • 24 • UCLA Bruins • Pac-12
$16,080 • A- • 225 • Oregon Ducks • Pac-12
$16,580 • A- • 184 • Arizona Wildcats • Pac-12
$16,779 • A+ • 3 • Stanford Cardinals • Pac-12
$18,002 • A- • 178 • Washington State Cougars • Pac-12
$18,522 • A+ • 46 • California Golden Bears • Pac-12
$19,273 • A- • 221 • Oregon State Beavers • Pac-12
$22,077 • A- • 191 • Colorado Buffaloes • Pac-12
$37,521 • A+ • 19 • USC Trojans • Pac-12
$18,255 • Pac-12 Conference - Average Niche Net Price for 12 Schools
$10,457 • A+ • 56 • Florida Gators • Southeastern
$14,672 • A- • 201 • Ole Miss Rebels • Southeastern
$15,850 • A- • 175 • Missouri Tigers • Southeastern
$15,961 • A+ • 59 • Georgia Bulldogs • Southeastern
$16,263 • A- • 182 • Arkansas Razorbacks • Southeastern
$16,471 • A- • 167 • Mississippi State Bulldogs • Southeastern
$18,143 • A- • 241 • LSU Tigers • Southeastern
$18,958 • B+ • 283 • Kentucky Wildcats • Southeastern
$19,237 • A+ • 80 • Texas A&M Aggies • Southeastern
$20,623 • A • 164 • Alabama Crimson Tide • Southeastern
$21,024 • A- • 223 • Tennessee Volunteers • Southeastern
$21,787 • A • 161 • South Carolina Gamecocks • Southeastern
$23,562 • A • 134 • Auburn Tigers • Southeastern
$25,855 • A+ • 11 • Vanderbilt Commodores • Southeastern
$18,490 • Southeastern Conference - Average Niche Net Price for 14 Schools
$12,743 • A- • 276 • West Virginia Mountaineers • Big 12
$15,195 • A • 148 • Iowa State Cyclones • Big 12
$15,325 • A • 160 • Oklahoma State Cowboys • Big 12
$15,502 • A+ • 57 • Texas Longhorns • Big 12
$16,463 • A- • 179 • Texas Tech Red Raiders • Big 12
$18,103 • A • 165 • Kansas State Wildcats • Big 12
$19,195 • A- • 193 • Kansas Jayhawks • Big 12
$21,804 • A • 156 • Oklahoma Sooners • Big 12
$28,372 • A • 137 • Baylor Bears • Big 12
$37,509 • A • 110 • TCU Horned Frogs • Big 12
$20,021 • Big 12 Conference - Average Niche Net Price for 10 Schools
$9,787 • A • 118 • South Florida Bulls • American Athletic
$11,617 • A • 149 • UCF Knights • American Athletic
$13,212 • A- • 212 • Houston Cougars • American Athletic
$13,481 • B • 523 • Memphis Tigers • American Athletic
$13,635 • B • 529 • East Carolina Pirates • American Athletic
$13,849 • B- • 835 • Wichita State Shockers • American Athletic
$19,219 • A- • 171 • Cincinnati Bearcats • American Athletic
$23,032 • A- • 200 • Temple Owls • American Athletic
$23,940 • A • 124 • Tulsa Golden Hurricane • American Athletic
$40,404 • A+ • 86 • SMU Mustangs • American Athletic
$40,783 • A+ • 66 • Tulane Green Wave • American Athletic
$20,269 • American Athletic Conference - Average Niche Net Price for 11 Schools
$10,085 • A+ • 48 • North Carolina Tar Heels • ACC
$12,568 • A • 94 • Florida State Seminoles • ACC
$14,958 • A+ • 89 • NC State Wolfpack • ACC
$16,883 • A+ • 27 • Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets • ACC
$17,490 • A- • 265 • Louisville Cardinals • ACC
$17,579 • A+ • 29 • Virginia Cavaliers • ACC
$18,449 • A+ • 60 • Virginia Tech Hokies • ACC
$21,482 • A • 99 • Clemson Tigers • ACC
$22,600 • A • 108 • Pittsburgh Panthers • ACC
$24,386 • A+ • 5 • Duke Blue Devils • ACC
$24,800 • A+ • 44 • Wake Forest Demon Deacons • ACC
$28,354 • A+ • 49 • Boston College Eagles • ACC
$30,536 • A+ • 16 • Notre Dame Fighting Irish • ACC
$33,102 • A+ • 70 • Miami Hurricanes • ACC
$43,111 • A • 146 • Syracuse Orange • ACC
$22,426 • Atlantic Coast Conference - Average Niche Net Price for 15 Schools
$18,030 • A+ • 2 • Harvard Crimson • Ivy League
$18,073 • A+ • 4 • Yale Bulldogs • Ivy League
$18,712 • A+ • 6 • Princeton Tigers • Ivy League
$21,828 • A+ • 12 • Columbia Lions • Ivy League
$23,869 • A+ • 13 • Dartmouth Big Green • Ivy League
$24,771 • A+ • 10 • Pennsylvania Quakers • Ivy League
$27,218 • A+ • 9 • Brown Bears • Ivy League
$28,921 • A+ • 18 • Cornell Big Red • Ivy League
$22,678 • Ivy League - Average Niche Net Price for 8 Schools
$19,652 • B • 561 • Rhode Island Rams • Atlantic 10
$20,157 • B+ • 320 • George Mason Patriots • Atlantic 10
$20,968 • B+ • 307 • VCU Rams • Atlantic 10
$22,927 • A • 135 • UMass Minutemen • Atlantic 10
$23,445 • B+ • 292 • St. Bonaventure Bonnies • Atlantic 10
$25,059 • B • 548 • La Salle Explorers • Atlantic 10
$25,282 • A+ • 62 • Richmond Spiders • Atlantic 10
$27,714 • A+ • 47 • Davidson Wildcats • Atlantic 10
$30,732 • A- • 259 • Duquesne Dukes • Atlantic 10
$31,098 • A • 132 • Saint Louis Billikens • Atlantic 10
$33,372 • A • 151 • Dayton Flyers • Atlantic 10
$35,242 • A- • 277 • Saint Joseph's Hawks • Atlantic 10
$38,829 • A • 101 • George Washington Colonials • Atlantic 10
$39,558 • A • 157 • Fordham Rams • Atlantic 10
$28,145 • Atlantic 10 Conference - Average Niche Net Price for 14 Schools
$20,042 • A • 158 • UConn Huskies • Big East
$26,993 • B • 809 • St. John's Red Storm • Big East
$28,442 • A+ • 25 • Georgetown Hoyas • Big East
$30,909 • B+ • 293 • Seton Hall Pirates • Big East
$32,022 • A- • 222 • DePaul Blue Demons • Big East
$32,145 • A- • 195 • Creighton Bluejays • Big East
$32,429 • B+ • 397 • Xavier Musketeers • Big East
$34,120 • A- • 198 • Marquette Golden Eagles • Big East
$35,796 • A- • 253 • Providence Friars • Big East
$36,840 • A+ • 64 • Villanova Wildcats • Big East
$39,923 • A- • 211 • Butler Bulldogs • Big East
$31,787 • Big East Conference - Average Niche Net Price for 11 Schools
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SIDEBAR: The Massive Endowments of the Ivy League’s Eight Schools - Wikipedia
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$38.30 billion • Harvard University • Cambridge, Massachusetts
$29.35 billion • Yale University • New Haven, Connecticut
$25.92 billion • Princeton University • Princeton, New Jersey
$13.78 billion • University of Pennsylvania • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
$10.87 billion • Columbia University • New York City, New York $7.23 billion • Cornell University • Ithaca, New York
$5.49 billion • Dartmouth College • Hanover, New Hampshire $4.7 billion • Brown University • Providence, Rhode Island
TABLE 3: Niche's Best Colleges in America - CONFERENCE RANKINGS
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9 • Ivy League - Average Niche Ranking for 8 Schools
77 • Atlantic Coast Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 15 Schools
102 • Big Ten Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 14 Schools
123 • Pac-12 Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 12 Schools
153 • Southeastern Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 14 Schools
158 • Big 12 Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 10 Schools
239 • Atlantic 10 Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 14 Schools
257 • Big East Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 11 Schools
274 • American Athletic Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 11 Schools
TABLE 4: Niche's Best Colleges in America - SCHOOL RANKINGS
========================================================================================================================================Niche Rank • Niche Grade • School • Conference • Niche Net Price
2 • A+ • Harvard Crimson • Ivy League • $18,030
4 • A+ • Yale Bulldogs • Ivy League • $18,073
6 • A+ • Princeton Tigers • Ivy League • $18,712
9 • A+ • Brown Bears • Ivy League • $27,218
10 • A+ • Pennsylvania Quakers • Ivy League • $24,771
12 • A+ • Columbia Lions • Ivy League • $21,828
13 • A+ • Dartmouth Big Green • Ivy League • $23,869
18 • A+ • Cornell Big Red • Ivy League • $28,921
9 • Ivy League - Average Niche Ranking for 8 Schools
5 • A+ • Duke Blue Devils • ACC • $24,386
16 • A+ • Notre Dame Fighting Irish • ACC • $30,536
27 • A+ • Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets • ACC • $16,883
29 • A+ • Virginia Cavaliers • ACC • $17,579
44 • A+ • Wake Forest Demon Deacons • ACC • $24,800
48 • A+ • North Carolina Tar Heels • ACC • $10,085
49 • A+ • Boston College Eagles • ACC • $28,354
60 • A+ • Virginia Tech Hokies • ACC • $18,449
70 • A+ • Miami Hurricanes • ACC • $33,102
89 • A+ • NC State Wolfpack • ACC • $14,958
94 • A • Florida State Seminoles • ACC • $12,568
99 • A • Clemson Tigers • ACC • $21,482
108 • A • Pittsburgh Panthers • ACC • $22,600
146 • A • Syracuse Orange • ACC • $43,111
265 • A- • Louisville Cardinals • ACC • $17,490
77 • Atlantic Coast Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 15 Schools
14 • A+ • Northwestern Wildcats • Big Ten • $26,196
23 • A+ • Michigan Wolverines • Big Ten • $17,357
61 • A+ • Wisconsin Badgers • Big Ten • $16,103
75 • A+ • Illinois Fighting Illini • Big Ten • $14,660
76 • A+ • Purdue Boilermakers • Big Ten • $12,684
82 • A+ • Penn State Nittany Lions • Big Ten • $24,724
92 • A+ • Ohio State Buckeyes • Big Ten • $18,706
96 • A • Minnesota Golden Gophers • Big Ten • $17,279
115 • A • Michigan State Spartans • Big Ten • $16,579
121 • A • Indiana Hoosiers • Big Ten • $13,036
142 • A • Iowa Hawkeyes • Big Ten • $17,008
145 • A • Rutgers Scarlet Knights • Big Ten • $16,873
190 • A- • Nebraska Cornhuskers • Big Ten • $17,093
195 • A- • Maryland Terrapins • Big Ten • $17,723
102 • Big Ten Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 14 Schools
3 • A+ • Stanford Cardinals • Pac-12 • $16,779
19 • A+ • USC Trojans • Pac-12 • $37,521
24 • A+ • UCLA Bruins • Pac-12 • $15,718
46 • A+ • California Golden Bears • Pac-12 • $18,522
93 • A • Washington Huskies • Pac-12 • $10,692
144 • A • Arizona State Sun Devils • Pac-12 • $14,081
147 • A • Utah Utes • Pac-12 • $13,739
178 • A- • Washington State Cougars • Pac-12 • $18,002
184 • A- • Arizona Wildcats • Pac-12 • $16,580
191 • A- • Colorado Buffaloes • Pac-12 • $22,077
221 • A- • Oregon State Beavers • Pac-12 • $19,273
225 • A- • Oregon Ducks • Pac-12 • $16,080
123 • Pac-12 Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 12 Schools
11 • A+ • Vanderbilt Commodores • Southeastern • $25,855
56 • A+ • Florida Gators • Southeastern • $10,457
59 • A+ • Georgia Bulldogs • Southeastern • $15,961
80 • A+ • Texas A&M Aggies • Southeastern • $19,237
134 • A • Auburn Tigers • Southeastern • $23,562
161 • A • South Carolina Gamecocks • Southeastern • $21,787
164 • A • Alabama Crimson Tide • Southeastern • $20,623
167 • A- • Mississippi State Bulldogs • Southeastern • $16,471
175 • A- • Missouri Tigers • Southeastern • $15,850
182 • A- • Arkansas Razorbacks • Southeastern • $16,263
201 • A- • Ole Miss Rebels • Southeastern • $14,672
223 • A- • Tennessee Volunteers • Southeastern • $21,024
241 • A- • LSU Tigers • Southeastern • $18,143
283 • B+ • Kentucky Wildcats • Southeastern • $18,958
153 • Southeastern Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 14 Schools
57 • A+ • Texas Longhorns • Big 12 • $15,502
110 • A • TCU Horned Frogs • Big 12 • $37,509
137 • A • Baylor Bears • Big 12 • $28,372
148 • A • Iowa State Cyclones • Big 12 • $15,195
156 • A • Oklahoma Sooners • Big 12 • $21,804
160 • A • Oklahoma State Cowboys • Big 12 • $15,325
165 • A • Kansas State Wildcats • Big 12 • $18,103
179 • A- • Texas Tech Red Raiders • Big 12 • $16,463
193 • A- • Kansas Jayhawks • Big 12 • $19,195
276 • A- • West Virginia Mountaineers • Big 12 • $12,743
158 • Big 12 Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 10 Schools
47 • A+ • Davidson Wildcats • Atlantic 10 • $27,714
62 • A+ • Richmond Spiders • Atlantic 10 • $25,282
101 • A • George Washington Colonials • Atlantic 10 • $38,829
132 • A • Saint Louis Billikens • Atlantic 10 • $31,098
135 • A • UMass Minutemen • Atlantic 10 • $22,927
151 • A • Dayton Flyers • Atlantic 10 • $33,372
157 • A • Fordham Rams • Atlantic 10 • $39,558
259 • A- • Duquesne Dukes • Atlantic 10 • $30,732
277 • A- • Saint Joseph's Hawks • Atlantic 10 • $35,242
292 • B+ • St. Bonaventure Bonnies • Atlantic 10 • $23,445
307 • B+ • VCU Rams • Atlantic 10 • $20,968
320 • B+ • George Mason Patriots • Atlantic 10 • $20,157
548 • B • La Salle Explorers • Atlantic 10 • $25,059
561 • B • Rhode Island Rams • Atlantic 10 • $19,652
239 • Atlantic 10 Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 14 Schools
25 • A+ • Georgetown Hoyas • Big East • $28,442
64 • A+ • Villanova Wildcats • Big East • $36,840
158 • A • UConn Huskies • Big East • $20,042
195 • A- • Creighton Bluejays • Big East • $32,145
198 • A- • Marquette Golden Eagles • Big East • $34,120
211 • A- • Butler Bulldogs • Big East • $39,923
222 • A- • DePaul Blue Demons • Big East • $32,022
253 • A- • Providence Friars • Big East • $35,796
293 • B+ • Seton Hall Pirates • Big East • $30,909
397 • B+ • Xavier Musketeers • Big East • $32,429
809 • B • St. John's Red Storm • Big East • $26,993
257 • Big East Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 11 Schools
66 • A+ • Tulane Green Wave • American Athletic • $40,783
86 • A+ • SMU Mustangs • American Athletic • $40,404
118 • A • South Florida Bulls • American Athletic • $9,787
124 • A • Tulsa Golden Hurricane • American Athletic • $23,940
149 • A • UCF Knights • American Athletic • $11,617
171 • A- • Cincinnati Bearcats • American Athletic • $19,219
200 • A- • Temple Owls • American Athletic • $23,032
212 • A- • Houston Cougars • American Athletic • $13,212
523 • B • Memphis Tigers • American Athletic • $13,481
529 • B • East Carolina Pirates • American Athletic • $13,635
835 • B- • Wichita State Shockers • American Athletic • $13,849
274 • American Athletic Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 11 Schools
At the top of this post, Fieldhouse Flyer wrote:
I have long been an enthusiast of epistemic curiosity ...
My question is: “How do selected schools known for their football and basketball programs compare in academic reputation and cost?”
As TABLES 1 to 4 above, in conjunction with the sidebar concerning the Ivy League’s wealth, have adequately addressed my curiosity, I see no reason to list the numerous observations and inferences which can be gleaned from the data as presented.
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Re: The College Rankings and Methodology Thread
by Fieldhouse Flyer » Sat Feb 20, 2021 10:37 pm
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TABLE 5: Niche's Net Price - COMPOSITE RANKINGS (with linebreaks at $2,500 per year increments)
TABLE 5: Niche's Net Price - COMPOSITE RANKINGS (with linebreaks at $2,500 per year increments)
Niche Net Price • Niche Grade • Niche Best Colleges Rank • School • Conference
$9,787 • A • 118 • South Florida Bulls • American Athletic
$10,085 • A+ • 48 • North Carolina Tar Heels • ACC
$10,457 • A+ • 56 • Florida Gators • Southeastern
$10,692 • A • 93 • Washington Huskies • Pac-12
$11,617 • A • 149 • UCF Knights • American Athletic
$12,568 • A • 94 • Florida State Seminoles • ACC
$12,684 • A+ • 76 • Purdue Boilermakers • Big Ten
$12,743 • A- • 276 • West Virginia Mountaineers • Big 12
$13,036 • A • 121 • Indiana Hoosiers • Big Ten
$13,212 • A- • 212 • Houston Cougars • American Athletic
$13,481 • B • 523 • Memphis Tigers • American Athletic
$13,635 • B • 529 • East Carolina Pirates • American Athletic
$13,739 • A • 147 • Utah Utes • Pac-12
$13,849 • B- • 835 • Wichita State Shockers • American Athletic
$14,081 • A • 144 • Arizona State Sun Devils • Pac-12
$14,660 • A+ • 75 • Illinois Fighting Illini • Big Ten
$14,672 • A- • 201 • Ole Miss Rebels • Southeastern
$14,958 • A+ • 89 • NC State Wolfpack • ACC
$15,195 • A • 148 • Iowa State Cyclones • Big 12
$15,325 • A • 160 • Oklahoma State Cowboys • Big 12
$15,502 • A+ • 57 • Texas Longhorns • Big 12
$15,718 • A+ • 24 • UCLA Bruins • Pac-12
$15,850 • A- • 175 • Missouri Tigers • Southeastern
$15,961 • A+ • 59 • Georgia Bulldogs • Southeastern
$16,080 • A- • 225 • Oregon Ducks • Pac-12
$16,103 • A+ • 61 • Wisconsin Badgers • Big Ten
$16,263 • A- • 182 • Arkansas Razorbacks • Southeastern
$16,463 • A- • 179 • Texas Tech Red Raiders • Big 12
$16,471 • A- • 167 • Mississippi State Bulldogs • Southeastern
$16,579 • A • 115 • Michigan State Spartans • Big Ten
$16,580 • A- • 184 • Arizona Wildcats • Pac-12
$16,779 • A+ • 3 • Stanford Cardinals • Pac-12
$16,873 • A • 145 • Rutgers Scarlet Knights • Big Ten
$16,883 • A+ • 27 • Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets • ACC
$17,008 • A • 142 • Iowa Hawkeyes • Big Ten
$17,093 • A- • 190 • Nebraska Cornhuskers • Big Ten
$17,279 • A • 96 • Minnesota Golden Gophers • Big Ten
$17,357 • A+ • 23 • Michigan Wolverines • Big Ten
$17,490 • A- • 265 • Louisville Cardinals • ACC
$17,573 • Big Ten Conference - Average Niche Net Price for 14 Schools
$17,579 • A+ • 29 • Virginia Cavaliers • ACC
$17,723 • A- • 195 • Maryland Terrapins • Big Ten
$18,002 • A- • 178 • Washington State Cougars • Pac-12
$18,030 • A+ • 2 • Harvard Crimson • Ivy League
$18,073 • A+ • 4 • Yale Bulldogs • Ivy League
$18,103 • A • 165 • Kansas State Wildcats • Big 12
$18,143 • A- • 241 • LSU Tigers • Southeastern
$18,255 • Pac-12 Conference - Average Niche Net Price for 12 Schools
$18,449 • A+ • 60 • Virginia Tech Hokies • ACC
$18,490 • Southeastern Conference - Average Niche Net Price for 14 Schools
$18,522 • A+ • 46 • California Golden Bears • Pac-12
$18,706 • A+ • 92 • Ohio State Buckeyes • Big Ten
$18,712 • A+ • 6 • Princeton Tigers • Ivy League
$18,958 • B+ • 283 • Kentucky Wildcats • Southeastern
$19,195 • A- • 193 • Kansas Jayhawks • Big 12
$19,219 • A- • 171 • Cincinnati Bearcats • American Athletic
$19,237 • A+ • 80 • Texas A&M Aggies • Southeastern
$19,273 • A- • 221 • Oregon State Beavers • Pac-12
$19,652 • B • 561 • Rhode Island Rams • Atlantic 10
$20,021 • Big 12 Conference - Average Niche Net Price for 10 Schools
$20,042 • A • 158 • UConn Huskies • Big East
$20,157 • B+ • 320 • George Mason Patriots • Atlantic 10
$20,269 • American Athletic Conference - Average Niche Net Price for 11 Schools
$20,623 • A • 164 • Alabama Crimson Tide • Southeastern
$20,968 • B+ • 307 • VCU Rams • Atlantic 10
$21,024 • A- • 223 • Tennessee Volunteers • Southeastern
$21,482 • A • 99 • Clemson Tigers • ACC
$21,787 • A • 161 • South Carolina Gamecocks • Southeastern
$21,804 • A • 156 • Oklahoma Sooners • Big 12
$21,828 • A+ • 12 • Columbia Lions • Ivy League
$22,077 • A- • 191 • Colorado Buffaloes • Pac-12
$22,426 • Atlantic Coast Conference - Average Niche Net Price for 15 Schools
$22,600 • A • 108 • Pittsburgh Panthers • ACC
$22,678 • Ivy League - Average Niche Net Price for 8 Schools
$22,927 • A • 135 • UMass Minutemen • Atlantic 10
$23,032 • A- • 200 • Temple Owls • American Athletic
$23,445 • B+ • 292 • St. Bonaventure Bonnies • Atlantic 10
$23,562 • A • 134 • Auburn Tigers • Southeastern
$23,869 • A+ • 13 • Dartmouth Big Green • Ivy League
$23,940 • A • 124 • Tulsa Golden Hurricane • American Athletic
$24,386 • A+ • 5 • Duke Blue Devils • ACC
$24,724 • A+ • 82 • Penn State Nittany Lions • Big Ten
$24,771 • A+ • 10 • Pennsylvania Quakers • Ivy League
$24,800 • A+ • 44 • Wake Forest Demon Deacons • ACC
$25,059 • B • 548 • La Salle Explorers • Atlantic 10
$25,282 • A+ • 62 • Richmond Spiders • Atlantic 10
$25,855 • A+ • 11 • Vanderbilt Commodores • Southeastern
$26,196 • A+ • 14 • Northwestern Wildcats • Big Ten
$26,993 • B • 809 • St. John's Red Storm • Big East
$27,218 • A+ • 9 • Brown Bears • Ivy League
$27,714 • A+ • 47 • Davidson Wildcats • Atlantic 10
$28,145 • Atlantic 10 Conference - Average Niche Net Price for 14 Schools
$28,354 • A+ • 49 • Boston College Eagles • ACC
$28,372 • A • 137 • Baylor Bears • Big 12
$28,442 • A+ • 25 • Georgetown Hoyas • Big East
$28,921 • A+ • 18 • Cornell Big Red • Ivy League
$30,536 • A+ • 16 • Notre Dame Fighting Irish • ACC
$30,732 • A- • 259 • Duquesne Dukes • Atlantic 10
$30,909 • B+ • 293 • Seton Hall Pirates • Big East
$31,098 • A • 132 • Saint Louis Billikens • Atlantic 10
$31,787 • Big East Conference - Average Niche Net Price for 11 Schools
$32,022 • A- • 222 • DePaul Blue Demons • Big East
$32,145 • A- • 195 • Creighton Bluejays • Big East
$32,429 • B+ • 397 • Xavier Musketeers • Big East
$33,102 • A+ • 70 • Miami Hurricanes • ACC
$33,372 • A • 151 • Dayton Flyers • Atlantic 10
$34,120 • A- • 198 • Marquette Golden Eagles • Big East
$35,242 • A- • 277 • Saint Joseph's Hawks • Atlantic 10
$35,796 • A- • 253 • Providence Friars • Big East
$36,840 • A+ • 64 • Villanova Wildcats • Big East
$37,509 • A • 110 • TCU Horned Frogs • Big 12
$37,521 • A+ • 19 • USC Trojans • Pac-12
$38,829 • A • 101 • George Washington Colonials • Atlantic 10
$39,558 • A • 157 • Fordham Rams • Atlantic 10
$39,923 • A- • 211 • Butler Bulldogs • Big East
$40,404 • A+ • 86 • SMU Mustangs • American Athletic
$40,783 • A+ • 66 • Tulane Green Wave • American Athletic
$43,111 • A • 146 • Syracuse Orange • ACC
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Re: The College Rankings and Methodology Thread
by Fieldhouse Flyer » Sat Feb 20, 2021 10:38 pm
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TABLE 6: Niche's Best Colleges in America - COMPOSITE RANKINGS
TABLE 6: Niche's Best Colleges in America - COMPOSITE RANKINGS
Niche Rank • Niche Grade • School • Conference • Niche Net Price
2 • A+ • Harvard Crimson • Ivy League • $18,030
3 • A+ • Stanford Cardinals • Pac-12 • $16,779
4 • A+ • Yale Bulldogs • Ivy League • $18,073
5 • A+ • Duke Blue Devils • ACC • $24,386
6 • A+ • Princeton Tigers • Ivy League • $18,712
9 • A+ • Brown Bears • Ivy League • $27,218
9 • Ivy League - Average Niche Ranking for 8 Schools
10 • A+ • Pennsylvania Quakers • Ivy League • $24,771
11 • A+ • Vanderbilt Commodores • Southeastern • $25,855
12 • A+ • Columbia Lions • Ivy League • $21,828
13 • A+ • Dartmouth Big Green • Ivy League • $23,869
14 • A+ • Northwestern Wildcats • Big Ten • $26,196
16 • A+ • Notre Dame Fighting Irish • ACC • $30,536
18 • A+ • Cornell Big Red • Ivy League • $28,921
19 • A+ • USC Trojans • Pac-12 • $37,521
23 • A+ • Michigan Wolverines • Big Ten • $17,357
24 • A+ • UCLA Bruins • Pac-12 • $15,718
25 • A+ • Georgetown Hoyas • Big East • $28,442
27 • A+ • Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets • ACC • $16,883
29 • A+ • Virginia Cavaliers • ACC • $17,579
44 • A+ • Wake Forest Demon Deacons • ACC • $24,800
46 • A+ • California Golden Bears • Pac-12 • $18,522
47 • A+ • Davidson Wildcats • Atlantic 10 • $27,714
48 • A+ • North Carolina Tar Heels • ACC • $10,085
49 • A+ • Boston College Eagles • ACC • $28,354
56 • A+ • Florida Gators • Southeastern • $10,457
57 • A+ • Texas Longhorns • Big 12 • $15,502
59 • A+ • Georgia Bulldogs • Southeastern • $15,961
60 • A+ • Virginia Tech Hokies • ACC • $18,449
61 • A+ • Wisconsin Badgers • Big Ten • $16,103
62 • A+ • Richmond Spiders • Atlantic 10 • $25,282
64 • A+ • Villanova Wildcats • Big East • $36,840
66 • A+ • Tulane Green Wave • American Athletic • $40,783
70 • A+ • Miami Hurricanes • ACC • $33,102
75 • A+ • Illinois Fighting Illini • Big Ten • $14,660
76 • A+ • Purdue Boilermakers • Big Ten • $12,684
77 • Atlantic Coast Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 15 Schools
80 • A+ • Texas A&M Aggies • Southeastern • $19,237
82 • A+ • Penn State Nittany Lions • Big Ten • $24,724
86 • A+ • SMU Mustangs • American Athletic • $40,404
89 • A+ • NC State Wolfpack • ACC • $14,958
92 • A+ • Ohio State Buckeyes • Big Ten • $18,706
-------------------- Dividing Line for Top 2½ % of 1,619 schools: Last A+ is #92 • First A is #93 -----------------------------
93 • A • Washington Huskies • Pac-12 • $10,692
94 • A • Florida State Seminoles • ACC • $12,568
96 • A • Minnesota Golden Gophers • Big Ten • $17,279
99 • A • Clemson Tigers • ACC • $21,482
101 • A • George Washington Colonials • Atlantic 10 • $38,829
102 • Big Ten Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 14 Schools
108 • A • Pittsburgh Panthers • ACC • $22,600
110 • A • TCU Horned Frogs • Big 12 • $37,509
115 • A • Michigan State Spartans • Big Ten • $16,579
118 • A • South Florida Bulls • American Athletic • $9,787
121 • A • Indiana Hoosiers • Big Ten • $13,036
123 • Pac-12 Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 12 Schools
124 • A • Tulsa Golden Hurricane • American Athletic • $23,940
132 • A • Saint Louis Billikens • Atlantic 10 • $31,098
134 • A • Auburn Tigers • Southeastern • $23,562
135 • A • UMass Minutemen • Atlantic 10 • $22,927
137 • A • Baylor Bears • Big 12 • $28,372
142 • A • Iowa Hawkeyes • Big Ten • $17,008
144 • A • Arizona State Sun Devils • Pac-12 • $14,081
145 • A • Rutgers Scarlet Knights • Big Ten • $16,873
146 • A • Syracuse Orange • ACC • $43,111
147 • A • Utah Utes • Pac-12 • $13,739
148 • A • Iowa State Cyclones • Big 12 • $15,195
149 • A • UCF Knights • American Athletic • $11,617
151 • A • Dayton Flyers • Atlantic 10 • $33,372
153 • Southeastern Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 14 Schools
156 • A • Oklahoma Sooners • Big 12 • $21,804
157 • A • Fordham Rams • Atlantic 10 • $39,558
158 • A • UConn Huskies • Big East • $20,042
158 • Big 12 Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 10 Schools
160 • A • Oklahoma State Cowboys • Big 12 • $15,325
161 • A • South Carolina Gamecocks • Southeastern • $21,787
164 • A • Alabama Crimson Tide • Southeastern • $20,623
165 • A • Kansas State Wildcats • Big 12 • $18,103
-------------------- Dividing Line for Top 10 % of 1,619 schools: Last A is #166 • First A- is #167 -----------------------------
167 • A- • Mississippi State Bulldogs • Southeastern • $16,471
171 • A- • Cincinnati Bearcats • American Athletic • $19,219
175 • A- • Missouri Tigers • Southeastern • $15,850
178 • A- • Washington State Cougars • Pac-12 • $18,002
179 • A- • Texas Tech Red Raiders • Big 12 • $16,463
182 • A- • Arkansas Razorbacks • Southeastern • $16,263
184 • A- • Arizona Wildcats • Pac-12 • $16,580
190 • A- • Nebraska Cornhuskers • Big Ten • $17,093
191 • A- • Colorado Buffaloes • Pac-12 • $22,077
193 • A- • Kansas Jayhawks • Big 12 • $19,195
195 • A- • Maryland Terrapins • Big Ten • $17,723
195 • A- • Creighton Bluejays • Big East • $32,145
198 • A- • Marquette Golden Eagles • Big East • $34,120
200 • A- • Temple Owls • American Athletic • $23,032
201 • A- • Ole Miss Rebels • Southeastern • $14,672
211 • A- • Butler Bulldogs • Big East • $39,923
212 • A- • Houston Cougars • American Athletic • $13,212
221 • A- • Oregon State Beavers • Pac-12 • $19,273
222 • A- • DePaul Blue Demons • Big East • $32,022
223 • A- • Tennessee Volunteers • Southeastern • $21,024
225 • A- • Oregon Ducks • Pac-12 • $16,080
239 • Atlantic 10 Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 14 Schools
241 • A- • LSU Tigers • Southeastern • $18,143
253 • A- • Providence Friars • Big East • $35,796
257 • Big East Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 11 Schools
259 • A- • Duquesne Dukes • Atlantic 10 • $30,732
265 • A- • Louisville Cardinals • ACC • $17,490
274 • American Athletic Conference - Average Niche Ranking for 11 Schools
276 • A- • West Virginia Mountaineers • Big 12 • $12,743
277 • A- • Saint Joseph's Hawks • Atlantic 10 • $35,242
-------------------- Dividing Line for Top 20% of 1,619 schools: Last A- is #281 • First B+ is #282 -----------------------------
283 • B+ • Kentucky Wildcats • Southeastern • $18,958
292 • B+ • St. Bonaventure Bonnies • Atlantic 10 • $23,445
293 • B+ • Seton Hall Pirates • Big East • $30,909
307 • B+ • VCU Rams • Atlantic 10 • $20,968
320 • B+ • George Mason Patriots • Atlantic 10 • $20,157
397 • B+ • Xavier Musketeers • Big East • $32,429
-------------------- Dividing Line for Top 33 % of 1,619 schools: Last B+ is #454 • First B is #455 -----------------------------
523 • B • Memphis Tigers • American Athletic • $13,481
529 • B • East Carolina Pirates • American Athletic • $13,635
548 • B • La Salle Explorers • Atlantic 10 • $25,059
561 • B • Rhode Island Rams • Atlantic 10 • $19,652
809 • B • St. John's Red Storm • Big East • $26,993
-------------------- Dividing Line for Top 50 % of 1,619 schools: Last B is #810 • First B- is unranked #811 -----------------------------
835 • B- • Wichita State Shockers • American Athletic • $13,849
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