TCU
ranked in second tier of Americas Best Colleges
TCU is listed as one of the top universities
in the nation according to the U.S. News & World
Report.
By Antoinette Vega
Staff Reporter
For the sixth consecutive year, TCU is ranked in the
second tier of national doctoral universities, according
to results in U.S. News and World Report of Americas
Best Colleges 2003 released online Friday.
Chancellor Michael Ferrari said the ranking was in line
with his estimates for the university.
We aspire, at TCU, to remain firmly near the top
of tier two and thats where we are right now,
he said.
He said academic reputation is the most important factor
of these ratings and TCU will continue to emphasize
this point.
Among the 78 schools in the second tier, TCU is ranked
third highest in alumni giving rate, 20th in the percentage
of classes with 50 or more students and 33rd place in
2001 graduation rates. TCU received a peer assessment
score of 2.7 out of 5.0 evaluated by presidents, provosts
and deans of admission at peer institutions.
TCU is listed among the top 129 doctoral universities
in the country ranked in categories of alumni giving,
academic reputation, freshman retention, faculty resources,
student selectivity, financial resources and
graduation rates.
TCU is also ranked 55th out of the 82 schools recognized
with the best undergraduate engineering programs.
The university is strong and always pushing for improvement
and deserves to be ranked highly, said D.A. Obahor,
a junior business major.
This school is a great vehicle for students to
learn and should be ranked closer to the top,
he said.
Schools in the first tier, or top 50 schools, include
the California Institute of Technology, Princeton University
and Harvard University.
Fifty-five schools, including Texas Tech University
and Arizona State, placed in the third tier and the
University of North Texas and Louisiana Tech are among
the 75 schools placed in the fourth tier.
The universities in tier one are classified as major
research universities and use SAT scores to be more
selective in admission, Ferrari said.
At TCU, motivation, leadership potential and academic
success are valued more than SAT scores, he said.
He said considering TCUs mission and the ranking
requirements, it is unlikely that TCU will move to tier
one in the near future.
To determine ranking, according to U.S News and World
Report, schools are first categorized by their mission
and data is gathered from each college on up to 16 indicators
of academic excellence. The colleges in each category
are ranked against their peers, based on their composite
weighted score.
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