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#29 Regional Colleges Midwest
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#4 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#30 Top Performers on Social Mobility
Briar Cliff University is ranked #29 in Regional Colleges Midwest. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
55
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
44
Graduation and retention rank
42
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
45%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
68%
Social Mobility Rank
30
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
41%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
48%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
48%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
-3
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
2.8
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
17
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
30
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
85.2%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
77%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
72.9%
Classes with 50 or more students
1%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
11:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
22
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
19-24
First-year students in top 25 percent of high school class (2.25%)
28%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
44
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
24
Average alumni giving rate
12%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
