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On July 20, 2023, UT Dallas announced that it would leave the American Southwest Conference and transition to become an NCAA Division II school in the Lone Star Conference. [49] On August 26, 2024, UT Dallas President Richard C. Benson announced plans to step down from his position as the fifth president of the university.
A map of all tier two research universities in the contiguous United States. Not shown above is ASU Digital Immersion, Alaska , and UPR Rio Piedras . Blue dots represent public institutions whereas red dots represent private institutions.
The rankings list 125 universities, 100 colleges, the change in the rankings over time, a "Predictive Quantities Indicator" (PQI) Index number (for relative rankings), rankings by Momentum (yearly and 90-day snapshots), and rankings by State. The most recent ranking appeared on November 1, 2009, covering 2008.
To ensure continuity of the classification framework and to allow comparison across years, the 2015 Classification update retains the same structure of six parallel classifications, initially adopted in 2005. [1] The 2005 report substantially reworked the classification system, based on data from the 2002–2003 and 2003–2004 school years. [2]
A University of Michigan study from 2010 found that university rankings in the United States significantly affect institutions' applications and admissions. [17] The research analyzed the effects of the U.S. News & World Report rankings, showing a lasting effect on college applications and admissions by students in the top 10% of their class. [17]
Williams College was ranked first both in 2010 and 2011, and Princeton returned to the top spot in 2012. [3] [4] [5] In 2013 and 2016, Stanford University occupied the No. 1 spot, with elite liberal arts schools Williams College and Pomona College topping the rankings in the intervening years.
College and university rankings in the United States order the best U.S. colleges and universities based on factors that vary depending on the ranking. Rankings are typically conducted by magazines, newspapers, websites, governments, or academics. In addition to ranking entire institutions, specific programs, departments, and schools can be ranked.
These schools that are members of other divisions, or of the NAIA, have announced their intentions to field at least one team at the Division I level sometime after the 2024–25 school year. NAIA members listed here have either started transitions to the NCAA or have announced plans to do so.