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#119 Regional Universities North
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#126 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#40 Top Public Schools
Plymouth State University is ranked #119 in Regional Universities North. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
44
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
129
Graduation and retention rank
112
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
55%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
71%
Social Mobility Rank
126
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
50%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
55%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
50%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
3
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
2.5
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
20
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
31
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
71.3%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
72%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
67.4%
Classes with 50 or more students
1%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
17:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
123
First-year students in top 25 percent of high school class (2.25%)
17%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
152
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
117
Average alumni giving rate
3.2%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
