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#218 National Universities
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#335 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#292 Business Programs
Sacred Heart University is ranked #218 in National Universities. 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
34
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
189
Graduation and retention rank
167
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
67%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
83%
Social Mobility Rank
335
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
60%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
72%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
66%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
4
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
2.4
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
290
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
310
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
59.9%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
80%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
36.6%
Classes with 50 or more students
1%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
13:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
307
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
11%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
211
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
136
Average alumni giving rate
9.3%
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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%)
