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#293-#381 National Universities
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#125 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#331 Business Programs
Valdosta State University is ranked #293-#381 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
N/A
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
352
Graduation and retention rank
356
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
38%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
69%
Social Mobility Rank
125
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
35%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
48%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
47%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
-5
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
2.1
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
210
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
300
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
84.1%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
79%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
53.5%
Classes with 50 or more students
3%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
19:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
336
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
1000-1140
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
N/A
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
359
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
343
Average alumni giving rate
1.3%
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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%)
