NEW: Washington Monthly 2011 College Rankings… How’d the Locals Do?
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Washington Monthly's 2011 college rankings are out, and we've got the latest on how all Rhode Island's schools performed this year. How'd your favorite local school fare?
What matters at Washington Monthly: the public good
Unlike other rankings, Washington Monthly assesses how much a college or university contributes to the public good. Three areas form the basis of each school's ranking: Social Mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), Research (producing cutting-edge scholarship and PhDs), and Service (encouraging students to give something back to their country). Further, Washington Monthly groups schools in four categories: Liberal Arts Colleges, National Universities, Master's Universities, and Baccalaureate Colleges (for more on the methodology, go here).
Brown University
Ranked #34 nationwide out of 258 National Universities, Brown received an overall score of 63. Research was Brown's strongest suit this year, ranking #6 nationally for Bachelor's to PhD rankings, and #16 for faculty receiving
significant awards and #29 for faculty in national academies. With research expenditures of $158 million, Brown ranked #84. In the Service category, Brown also ranked very high at #28 for Peace Corps rank (but very low at #248 for ROTC rank). With a prideful mission of community relevance, Brown did reasonably well this year in community service participation, at #68.GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTUniversity of Rhode Island
Ranked #185 among 258 National Universities, RI's public university tallied an overall score of 31. URI's best ranking this year was at #55 for graduation rate. With $77 million in research expenditures, the school ranked #123 overall for research investment. In 2011's Service catgetory URI ranked #173 for federal work-study funds spent on service, #109 for community service participation, and #106 for staff, courses, and financial aid support for community service.
Providence College
Ranked a blazing #23 among 553 Master's Universities, PC tallied several top 50 rankings across the board. The Friars ranked #14 for graduation rate, and #18 in Peace Corps ranking. Further, PC ranked #47 in community service participation and #49 in Bachelor's to PhDs. Those high placements across Washington Monthly's Social Mobility, Research, and Service categories is what put PC up in the highest echelon of Master's Universities in 2011.
Johnson and Wales University
Next in line in the Master's University category, JWU ranked #322 out of 553 schools. The school performed best this year in the Service category, with a ranking of #59 in the number of staff, courses, and financial aid that support community service. JWU also took ranking #72 for graduation rate (and 27% of students receive Pell grants).
Salve Regina University
The Newport institution ranked #417 this year out of 553 schools in the Master's University category. Salve's best ranking in 2011 was #47 for Peace Corps ranking, and #148 for ROTC ranking.
Rhode Island College
Not far behind Salve, RIC ranked #459 in the Master's University category. With the state's highest percentage of students receiving Pell Grants (33%), RIC ranked #275 for graduation rates.
Roger Williams University
The Bristol institution ranked at #166 out of 309 schools in 2011 in the Baccalaureate College category. RWU ranked very well in its group for research expenditures, at #16. It also placed high in the Service categories of Peace Corps ranking (#44) and ROTC ranking (#54).
Note: No RI schools were featured in the Liberal Arts Colleges category.
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