SU ranks 73rd in US News annual college rankings, dropping six spots
Lars Jendruschewitz | Photo Editor
This year, Syracuse University tied for the 73rd spot alongside SUNY Binghamton and Indiana University Bloomington in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best National University Rankings.
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Syracuse University dropped six spots in this year’s U.S. News & World Report’s Best National University Rankings, falling from 67th to 73rd.
This is the sixth straight year that SU fell in the rankings after dropping from 62nd to 67th last year. This year, SU tied for the 73rd spot alongside SUNY Binghamton and Indiana University Bloomington.
Some programs at SU, including the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, improved its placement since last year’s list. Whitman ranked No. 40 among undergraduate business programs this year.
U.S. News ranked institutions for this year’s 40th edition based on 17 factors, according to its website. In addition to the changes from last year, which saw the organization’s largest ranking criteria change since 1983, this year’s rankings no longer account for first-generation graduation rates and graduation performance. Instead, U.S. News weighed Pell Grant recipient graduation rates and graduation performance more heavily.
Similar to last year, SU’s highest rankings came in the “Study Abroad” and “Learning Communities” categories. The university moved up in “Study Abroad,” placing eighth after coming in 10th last year. For “Learning Communities,” SU dropped one spot from 15th to 16th.
Other notable rankings for SU included 42nd in “Best Colleges for Veterans,” 63rd in “Most Innovative Schools” and 80th in “Best Value Schools.”
SU dropped 10 spots to 153rd in the “Top Performances on Social Mobility” category, one of the university’s lowest rankings. Last year, SU rose 54 spots in that category. The university received a U.S. News Overall Score of 70, compared to No. 1-ranked Princeton University’s overall score of 100.
The top universities in U.S. News’ rankings provided abundant classroom resources, conferred bachelor’s degrees and graduates with manageable debt and “worthwhile” starting salaries, according to its website.
Despite not publishing a print magazine since 2010, U.S. News rankings are still largely influential, saying its education website hosts at least 100 million users a year, the New York Times reported.
Published on September 24, 2024 at 4:48 pm
Contact Henry at: hdaley@syr.edu
