148 Chapter 12 Academic & Reputational Lists The publication of university and college rankings has grown increasingly popular since U.S. News & World Report released the results of its first reputational survey of U.S. universities in 1983. While some rankings today remain a compilation of opinions, most rankings (USN&WR included) now blend opinion survey results and quantitative data. The ranking sponsors sort and organize the data and opinions by different methods and create ordered lists of institutions. Ranking lists are now part of the public conversation about higher education, and they have an influence on some policymakers, prospective students, and donors. The U-M, however, avoids using these lists to guide decision-making about academic programs or spending priorities. Even so, the institution does monitor its placement on these lists, keeps an eye on the methodologies applied, and provides accurate data to the list keepers. In this chapter you will find many of the best-known rankings, with U-M’s position alongside those of schools it considers as peers. In the end, however, what matters most in choosing a school is finding a match between a student's particular interests, abilities, and ambitions with the specific programs, approaches and opportunities offered by a particular school. Chart updated since the October 2020 edition. Charts in Chapter 12 12.1.1 U.S. News & World Report Rankings of National Undergraduate Universities, U-M and Peers, 2016-2020. 12.1.2 U.S. News & World Report Rankings of U-M Top Ten Graduate Programs, 2020. 12.1.3 U.S. News & World Report Rankings of Best Global Universities, U-M and Peers, 2016-2020. 12.2.1 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, U-M and Peers, 2016-2020. 12.2.2 Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings, U-M and Peers, 2015-2019. 12.3 QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Rankings, U-M and Peers, 2016-2020. 12.4 Academic Ranking of World Universities, U-M and Peers, 2016-2020. 12.5 National Research Council Graduate Program Assessment Results, U-M and Selected Peers, 2005-06. 12.6 Washington Monthly National University Rankings, U-M and Peers, 2016-2020. 12.7 America’s Top Colleges (Forbes), U-M and Peers, 2015-2019. 12.8 Center for World University Rankings, U-M and Peers, 2016-2020. 12.9 Kiplinger's Best Value Public Colleges (In-State Students), U-M, Public Peer and Public Big Ten Universities, 2015-2019. 12.10 MONEY's Best Colleges, U-M, Peer and Big Ten Universities, 2016-2020. 12.11 Wall Street Journal - Times Higher Education U.S. College Rankings, U-M and Peer Universities, 2016-2020. Chapter 12 – Academic & Reputational Lists (17th Edition) 149 The U-M is one of the nation’s leading public universities, according to the methodology used by U.S. News & World Report to produce its ordered list. 12.1.1 U.S. News & World Report Rankings of National Undergraduate Universities, U-M and Peers1, 2016-2020. 2020 University 2016 2017 2018 2019 All Public Harvard University 2 2 2 2 2 -- Columbia University 5 5 3 3 3 -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology 7 5 3 3 3 -- Yale University 3 3 3 3 3 -- Stanford University 5 5 7 6 6 -- University of Chicago 3 3 3 6 6 -- University of Pennsylvania 8 8 8 6 6 -- Northwestern University 12 11 10 9 9 -- Johns Hopkins University 10 11 10 10 9 -- Cornell University 15 14 16 17 18 -- University of California-Los Angeles 24 21 19 20 20 1 University of California-Berkeley 20 21 22 22 22 2 MICHIGAN 27 28 27 25 24 3 University of Southern California 23 21 22 22 24 -- University of Virginia 24 25 25 28 26 4 University of North Carolina 30 30 30 29 28 5 New York University 36 30 30 29 30 -- University of Wisconsin 44 46 49 46 42 13 University of Texas 56 56 49 48 42 13 University of Illinois 44 52 46 48 47 15 Ohio State University 54 54 56 54 53 17 University of Maryland 60 61 63 64 58 19 University of Washington 54 56 59 62 58 19 Data for public universities are shaded in yellow; private university data are shaded in blue. SOURCE: U.S. News & World Report, America’s Best Colleges (2017-2021 Editions) The U.S. News & World Report (USN&WR) system for average spending per student on instruction, research and creating an ordered list of 389 national universities (that is, student services (10%); student selectivity (7%); bachelor's universities that offer a full range of undergraduate majors, graduates indebtedness (5%); and the rate at which living as well as master's and Ph.D. programs, and emphasize alumni donate to the institution (3%). Additional detail on faculty research) is based on indicators chosen by USN&WR how these items are used to calculate the rankings can be to reflect the academic quality of each institution. found on the USN&WR web site or the annual rankings publication. The current indicators (and their contribution to the overall ranking) include: a survey of administrators at peer The U-M consistently appears in the top five of public institutions (20%); rate that new first-year students return for universities according USN&WR methodology. Michigan a second year (4.4%); six-year graduation rates (17.6%); receives high marks for freshman retention, graduation rate, graduation rate performance (8%); factors that influence the percentage of freshmen in the top 10 percent of their high student social mobility (5%); faculty resources (20%); school graduating classes, and its academic reputation. 1 A list of peers used for comparison on this page is found in Appendix A. Chapter 12 – Academic & Reputational Lists (17th Edition) 150 104 U-M graduate programs are listed in the top ten in their fields by U.S. News & World Report. Only UC-Berkeley and Stanford have more top-ten listed graduate programs. 12.1.2 U.S. News & World Report Rankings of U-M Top Ten Graduate Programs, 2020. GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS Business Medicine Law 9 Accounting 6 Primary Care 5 Clinical Training 6 Entrepreneurship 7 Anesthesiology 6 Commercial Law 7 Executive M.B.A. 10 Family Medicine 6 Criminal Law 10 Finance 9 Internal Medicine 6 International Law 7 International 7 Obstetrics-Gynecology 10 Management 4 Radiology 8 Nursing Marketing 3 Surgery 5 Master's 9 Nonprofit 7 DNP Nurse Practitioner–Adult/ 6 Part-time M.B.A. 6 Public Health 4 Gerontology, Primary Care Production/Operations 3 Healthcare Management 1 DNP Nurse Practitioner Family 7 Supply Chain/Logistics 10 Master's Nurse 9 Social Work 1 Practitioner/Family Clinical Psychology 10 Master's Nurse 6 Pharmacy 3 Practitioner/Ped., Prim. Care Nursing Midwifery 2 GRADUATE PROGRAMS in Engineering, Sciences, Education, Information Engineering 4 Sciences Education 8 Aerospace Engineering 5 Algebra/Number Theory 7 Curriculum & Instruction 4 Biomedical Engineering 9 Analytical Chemistry 4 Education Policy 6 Civil Engineering 7 Artificial Intelligence 9 Educational Psychology 2 Computer Engineering 6 Computer Science-Systems 9 Elem. Teacher Education 2 Electrical Engineering 6 Discr. Math/Combinations 4 Higher Education Admin. 1 Environmental Engineering 3 Earth Sciences 10 Secondary Teacher Education 4 Industrial Engineering 2 Ecology/Evol. Biology 6 Materials Engineering 7 Elem. Part./Fields/String Th. 10 Library & Info. Studies 5 Mechanical Engineering 5 Geochemistry 8 Archives & Preservation 1 Nuclear Engineering 1 Geology 5 Digital Librarianship 8 Organic Chemistry 10 Health Librarianship 4 Paleontology 4 Information Systems 1 SOURCE: U.S. News & World Report, America’s Best Grad Schools (2021 Edition) U.S. News & World Report publishes rankings of more than Rankings of programs in the sciences, social sciences, other 1,200 graduate programs offered by U.S. universities. health fields, the humanities and the arts are conducted Programs in business, education, engineering, law, and periodically; in 2018, USN&WR updated public affairs, the medicine are evaluated and scored each year based on sciences and mathematics, and social work. All other surveys of administrators, academics and professionals as programs listed on this and the following page were ranked well as data that reflect the quality of a program’s faculty, prior to 2018 and republished here and on the next page. students and research. Chapter 12 – Academic & Reputational Lists (17th Edition) 151 12.1.2 U.S. News & World Report Rankings of U-M Top-Ten Graduate Programs, 2020 (continued). GRADUATE PROGRAMS in the Social Sciences, Humanities, Public Policy Economics Sociology 1 Psychology 3 International Economics 8 Economic Sociology 6 Behavioral Neuroscience 1 Labor Economics 6 Historical Sociology 3 Cognitive Psychology 8 Econometrics 9 Sex & Gender 7 Developmental Psychology 2 Industrial Organization 9 Social Stratification 4 Experimental Psychology 1 Public Finance 4 Sociology of Population 4 Social Psychology 2 Political Science 4 History 6 Public Policy 8 American Politics 5 Asian History 5 Environ. Policy & Mgmt. 5 Comparative Politics 6 European History 6 Health Policy & Management 3 International Politics 5 Latin American History 5 Public Policy Analysis 2 Political Methodology 5 Modern U.S. History 5 Social Policy 1 Political Theory 7 English 8 Fine Arts 8 Medieval/Renaissance Lit. 7 SOURCE: U.S. News & World Report, America’s Best Grad Schools (2021 Edition) Chapter 12 – Academic & Reputational Lists (17th Edition) 152 The University is a top-20 institution globally according to list of global universities published by U.S. News & World Report. The U-M’s position on this global list is consistently higher than on the USN&WR list limited to U.S. universities. 12.1.3 U.S. News & World Report Rankings of Best Global Universities, U-M and Peers2, 2016-2020.