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#28 Best Undergraduate Teaching
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#32 Best Value Schools
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#42 Regional Universities North
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#17 Most Innovative Schools
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#68 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#2 Study Abroad
Arcadia University is ranked #42 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
64
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
60
Graduation and retention rank
57
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
64%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
78%
Social Mobility Rank
68
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
62%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
75%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
63%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
8
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
2.6
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
23
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
110
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
64.6%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
90%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
71.8%
Classes with 50 or more students
0%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
12:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
27
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
1050-1250
First-year students in top 25 percent of high school class (2.25%)
50%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
49
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
40
Average alumni giving rate
9.2%
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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%)
