Tier 1 National University... again!

The 2015 US News & World Report College Rankings will be officially released tomorrow...

LOUISIANA National Universities 54. Tulane 129. LSU 201. Louisiana Tech -----(Separation)----- RNP. ULL RNP. UNO National Liberal Arts Colleges 148. Centenary 178. Xavier RNP. Dillard RNP. LSU-Alexandria Regional Universities (South) 11. Loyola 81. ULM 87. McNeese State 87. Nicholls State 87. Northwestern State RNP. Grambling State RNP. LSU-Shreveport RNP. Our Lady of Holy Cross College RNP. Southeastern Louisiana RNP. Southern RNP. SUNO Regional Colleges (South) 74. Louisiana College

CONFERENCE USA National Universities 19. Rice 149. UAB 201. Louisiana Tech 201. Charlotte ---------------------------- RNP. Florida Atlantic RNP. FIU RNP. Middle Tennessee RNP. Old Dominion RNP. North Texas RNP. Southern Miss RNP. UTEP RNP. UTSA Regional Universities (South) 31. WKU 46. Marshall

What does RNP mean? I am guessing that is not good.

Also, I am proud that tech is a national tier 1 university. that is amazing.....especially that we have held on to that status for a couple of years now.

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Originally Posted by faninmonroe

What does RNP mean? I am guessing that is not good.

Also, I am proud that tech is a national tier 1 university. that is amazing.....especially that we have held on to that status for a couple of years now.

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Tier 2 = RNP (Rank Not Published) so the schools at the very bottom aren't embarrassed.

We are going on 3-4 consecutive years designated as a Tier 1 National University. I'll have to go back and check.

Heck yeah Tech yeah!

Someone needs to inform that unfortunate ULL fan that to be the flagship of the U of L system they will need to be considered a ranked national university.

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Originally Posted by Jacksonian

Heck yeah Tech yeah!

Someone needs to inform that unfortunate ULL fan that to be the flagship of the U of L system they will need to be considered a national university.

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ULL is a national university... (separation) in the 2nd Tier. :)

Yes I edited it for better accuracy.

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Originally Posted by Jacksonian

Yes I edited it for better accuracy.

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That's it!

How long before ULM touts the 81 ranking as superior to everyone except Tulane?

More Louisiana Tech in the Best Colleges Rankings
#117 in Top Public Schools
#130 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
#204 in High School Counselor Rankings
#256 in Best Undergraduate Business Programs

#201 is last place, and tied with North Carolina-Charlotte. :undecided:

Does USNWR convey Tier 1 status? Seems it comes from Association of American Universities, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and Center for Measuring University Performance.

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Originally Posted by JuBru

#201 is last place, and tied with North Carolina-Charlotte. :undecided:

Does USNWR convey Tier 1 status? Seems it comes from Association of American Universities, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and Center for Measuring University Performance.

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It's the bottom of Tier 1, but not last place. It's like being ranked No. 25 in the AP Top 25. The team ranked No. 25 is not in last place because there are a bunch of schools behind them that aren't ranked. No. 25 is still in the Top 25. The RNP schools are like the "others receiving votes."

Considering our resources, the politics of Louisiana, and how far we've come, it's something we should be damn proud of. This ranking was earned by the hard work of the Tech faithful.

Different organizations have their own definitions of tiers. Just like there's an AP poll and a coaches poll. High school kids and their parents have no clue what those other organizations are, but they do know USN&WR. It's in every high school counselor's office, newspaper articles, and magazine shelves everywhere every year. Here's an explanation how USN&WR draws the line between the two tiers:
http://www.usnews.com/education/best...es-rankings#12

So again, we are last place. That is how rankings work.

And so the answer is, no.



Still a pretty good recognition, though.

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Originally Posted by JuBru

So again, we are last place. That is how rankings work.

And so the answer is, no.



Still a pretty good recognition, though.

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No, it's not last place. All those other schools with RNP means "rank not published." It's not the same as being unranked or not existing. That means they were ranked behind Tech, but they are in the bottom quartile or Tier 2. US News does not make those rankings public for the reasons explained on their FAQ page. Not only that, Tech is ranked No. 201 in the most prestigious category of a publication that ranks about 1,800 colleges. By my count, 268 national universities were ranked with 66 not being published, and then 12 were unranked. In no way was Tech ranked last.

And the answer is, yes.

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Originally Posted by Dawg06

No, it's not last place. All those other schools with RNP means "rank not published." It's not the same as being unranked or not existing. That means they were ranked behind Tech, but they are in the bottom quartile or Tier 2. US News does not make those rankings public for the reasons explained on their FAQ page. Not only that, Tech is ranked No. 201 in the most prestigious category of a publication that ranks about 1,800 colleges. By my count, 268 national universities were ranked with 66 not being published, and then 12 were unranked. In no way was Tech ranked last.

And the answer is, yes.

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So, we were ranked last among Tier 1 universities?

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Originally Posted by parisdog

So, we were ranked last among Tier 1 universities?

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Of which there are only 201 out of 1,800+ colleges in the country. With our location, size, and budget, I'd say that is one HECK of an achievement.