RANKINGS REPORT 2017 BEST COLLEGES. For more historical data and benchmarking visit ai.usnews.com

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1 For more historical data and benchmarking visit ai.usnews.com BEST COLLEGES RANKINGS REPORT 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA MA Undergrad Undergrad September 13 th, 2016

2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Best National Universities 2017 RANK RANK 7 U.S. NEW S R ANKING CRITERIA UNDER GR ADU ATE A C ADEMIC REPUTATION A C ADEMIC PEER A S SE S SMENT R ANK ( 15 %) a c c o u n t s f o r % o f r a n k 2017 RANK RANK 1 HIG H SCHOOL C OUNSELOR R ANK ( 7.5 %) 2017 RANK RANK 1 PAGE 3» FA CU LT Y RE S OUR CE S a c c o u n t s f o r 2 0 % o f r a n k 2017 RANK RANK 15 PAGE 4» GR ADU ATION AND RE TENTION a c c o u n t s f o r % o f r a n k 2017 RANK RANK 16 PAGE 5» S TUDENT SELEC TIVIT Y a c c o u n t s f o r 12.5 % o f r a n k 2017 RANK RANK 2 PAGE 6» FIN ANCIAL RE S OUR CE S a c c o u n t s f o r 10 % o f r a n k 2017 RANK RANK 7 PAGE 7» GR ADU ATION R ATE PERFORMANCE a c c o u n t s f o r 7.5 % o f r a n k 2017 RANK RANK 193 PAGE 8» ALUMNI GIVING a c c o u n t s f o r 5 % o f r a n k 2017 RANK RANK 5 PAGE 9» U.S.N e w s A cade m i c I n s ig h ts 2016 R a n k i n g s Re p o r t Ve r s i o n 2.0 a i.usn e w s.c o m C o p y r i g h t 2016 U.S.N e w s & Wo r l d Re p o r t L P A l l r i g h t s r e s e r ve d. Page 2 of 9

3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Undergrad Best National Universities a c c o u n t s f o r % o f o v e r a l l r a n k Undergraduate Academic Reputation The U.S. News ranking formula gives significant weight to the opinions of those in a position to judge a school s undergraduate academic excellence. The academic peer assessment score in this year s rankings is based on the results from surveys in Spring 2015 and Spring The results from the three most recent years of counselor surveys, from Spring 2014, Spring 2015, and Spring 2016 were averaged to compute the high school counselor reputation score. A C ADEMIC PEER A S SE S SMENT 2017 R ANK 1 OUT OF RANK 1 SUB FA C T OR WEIG HT R ANKING ME TRIC 2017 VA LUE 2016 VA LUE 66.7% Peer Assessment Score HIG H SCHOOL C OUNSELOR 2017 R ANK 1 OUT OF RANK % High School Counselor Score Page 3 of 9

4 a c c o u n t s f o r 2 0 % o f o v e r a l l r a n k Faculty Resources Research shows that the more satisfied students are about their contact with professors, the more they will learn and the more likely it is they will graduate. We use five factors from the academic year to assess a school s commitment to instruction. FA CU LT Y RE S OUR CE S 2017 R ANK 14 OUT OF RANK 15 40% Class Size Indicator Rank 77 N/A 35% Faculty Compensation % % of Faculty Who Are Full Time 92.6% 93.1% 5% Student/Teacher Ratio % % of Full Time Faculty with a Terminal Degree 91.5% 91.2% Page 4 of 9

5 a c c o u n t s f o r % o f o v e r a l l r a n k Graduation and Retention The higher the proportion of freshman who return to campus for sophomore year and eventually graduate, the better a school is apt to be at offering the classes and services that students need to succeed. GR ADU ATION AND RENTENTION 2017 R ANK 15 OUT OF RANK 16 80% Six-year Graduation Rate 92.3% 92.3% 20% Freshman Retention Rate 98.00% 98.00% Page 5 of 9

6 a c c o u n t s f o r % o f o v e r a l l r a n k Student Selectivity A school s academic atmosphere is determined in part by the abilities and ambitions of the students. The data are all for the fall 2015 entering class. S TUDENT SELEC TIVIT Y 2017 R ANK 3 OUT OF RANK 2 SUB FA C T OR WEIG HT R ANKING ME TRIC 2017 VA LUE 2016 VA LUE Average Math SAT % Average Verbal SAT Composite ACT % % of Students in Top 10%of HS Class 98% 97% 10% Acceptance Rate 8.30% 7.88% Page 6 of 9

7 a c c o u n t s f o r 1 0 % o f o v e r a l l r a n k Financial Resources Generous per-student spending indicates that a college can offer a wide variety of programs and services. U.S. News measures financial resources by using the average spending per student on instruction, research, and related educational expenditures in the 2014 and 2015 fiscal years. Spending on sports, dorms, and hospitals doesn t count. FIN ANCIAL RE S OUR CE S 2017 R ANK 3 OUT OF RANK 7 SUB FA C T OR WEIG HT R ANKING ME TRIC 2017 VA LUE 2016 VA LUE 100% Educational Expenditures Per Student $188,425 $150,392 Page 7 of 9

8 a c c o u n t s f o r 7.5 % o f o v e r a l l r a n k Graduation Rate Performance This indicator shows the effect of the college s programs and policies on the graduation rate of students after controlling for spending and student characteristics such as test scores and the proportion receiving Pell grants. GR ADU ATION R ATE PERFORMANCE 2017 R ANK 209 OUT OF RANK % Six-year Graduation Rate 92% 91% Predicted Graduation Rate 97% 96% Page 8 of 9

9 a c c o u n t s f o r 5 % o f o v e r a l l r a n k Alumni Giving This reflects the average percentage of living alumni with bachelor s degrees who gave to their school during and , which is an indirect measure of student satisfaction. ALUMNI GIVING 2017 R ANK 6 OUT OF RANK 5 100% Alumni Giving Rate 36.5% 36.8% Page 9 of 9