US News & World Report College Rankings-URI #161

[RF1]

URI ranked at #161 in the National University category. This ranking is one of the lowest for New England schools in this category. UMass-Lowell has moved ahead of URI to #156. UMaine still behind URI at #173. Many other public state universities in the northeast including five former SUNY's, Delaware, two Rutgers locations, NJIT, Temple, Pitt, and Penn State ranked well ahead of URI.

Rankings of National Universities
New England Schools

2 Harvard
2 Yale
7 MIT
11 Dartmouth
16 Brown
27 Tufts
31 Boston College
35 Brandeis
42 Boston U
42 Northeastern
58 UConn
68 Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
76 Clark Univ
76 UMass
85 Vermont (UVM)
99 UNH
156 UMass-Lowell
161 URI
173 Maine

Link:
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandrevie ... int=9ff208


URI Link:
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandrevie ... sland-3414

[TruePoint]

Where are we compared to five years ago? I hear a lot if bad stuff about USN's methodology, mostly because my law school feels it should be rated higher. I hope the ratings improve, but I feel like I received a good education - and had a great time - at URI.

[Taylor Swift]

Lowell is a very depressed area and I do not understand how it could rank higher than URI being in a very safe rural area and 10 minutes from the ocean. I've never even met anyone who went there?

[TruePoint]

That's why these things are stupid, though. USN uses some weird metrics that lead to some crazy results. There literally isn't one person that would get into UMass-Lowell and URI and choose to go to UMass-Lowell. That person does not exist. So those rankings can get bent as far as I'm concerned.

[The Dude]

I don't buy in to those results. There's no way…especially with all of the upgrades to various facilities on campus over the years.
URI is typically strong in Engineering, Pharmacy, Oceanography(cough…Bob B….cough), Landscape Architecture ( yes, landscape architecture) and I'm sure there's others I'm forgetting.

[Taylor Swift]

http://universityprimetime.com/top-50-c ... l-package/

Here is where we are number one at least. Being good looking is crucial.

URI is a top choice for so many kids in exclusive communities of westchester, CT, LI, etc.. We are doing something right.

[ATPTourFan]

We're Number One!! Another piece of the recruiting puzzle in hand!!

[RF1]

These rankings are not just about what is going on at URI. The sad truth is that other regional schools are spending more, building more, and increasing their profile at a rate faster than URI.


UMass Lowell's Reputation Rising

http://www.wcvb.com/chronicle/umass-low ... g/23059494