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    Thumbs Up LaTech Tier 1 again!

    Louisiana Tech has been recognized as a Tier 1 national university by the U.S. News 2013 Best Colleges rankings!

    How bout them Dawgs!!!



    2013 National Universities Rankings
    http://premium.usnews.com/best-colle...ities/spp%2B50

    Tier 1
    51. Tulane
    134. LSU
    199. Louisiana Tech

    Tier 2
    NR. La-Lafayette
    NR. New Orleans


    2013 National Liberal Arts Colleges Rankings
    170. Centenary
    178. Xavier
    NR. Dillard
    NR. LSU-Alexandria


    2013 South Regional Universities Rankings
    9. Loyola
    88. McNeese State
    91. La-Monroe
    95. Nicholls State
    NR. Grambling State
    NR. LSU-Shreveport
    NR. Northwestern State
    NR. Our Lady of Holy Cross
    NR. Southeastern Louisiana
    NR. Southern
    NR. Southern-New Orleans


    2013 South Regional Colleges Rankings
    53. Louisiana College
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    Re: LaTech Tier 1 again!

    Have we moved up any?

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    Re: LaTech Tier 1 again!

    This is excellent news. How do we compare this year to last year?

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    Re: LaTech Tier 1 again!

    Quote Originally Posted by KSDAWG View Post
    Have we moved up any?
    Quote Originally Posted by HogDawg View Post
    This is excellent news. How do we compare this year to last year?
    We moved down 5 spots, but I am thrilled that we kept our Tier 1 status! This is great news! Now our marketing department needs to run with it this year.
    Last edited by Dawg06; 09-11-2012 at 11:03 PM.

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    Re: LaTech Tier 1 again!

    Well I think that a Capital campaign for our endowment would do the trick. It's my understanding that is where we are lacking.

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    Re: LaTech Tier 1 again!

    Quote Originally Posted by HogDawg View Post
    This is excellent news. How do we compare this year to last year?
    Do you realize we're tied for last place in the top 75%. US News adopted some dubious ranking descriptors a few years ago. It's about like a college deciding it will no longer award A's, B's, C's, D's, and F's. If you earn a grade in the traditonal range of A to D, they say you got an A. If you make an F, they say you were auditing the course. Maybe this sells more college guides. I'm happy to be ahead of ULL and Clark Atlanta, but I'm not excited about it.

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    Re: LaTech Tier 1 again!

    Quote Originally Posted by LT View Post
    Do you realize we're tied for last place in the top 75%. US News adopted some dubious ranking descriptors a few years ago. It's about like a college deciding it will no longer award A's, B's, C's, D's, and F's. If you earn a grade in the traditonal range of A to D, they say you got an A. If you make an F, they say you were auditing the course. Maybe this sells more college guides. I'm happy to be ahead of ULL and Clark Atlanta, but I'm not excited about it.
    Is there room to improve? Of course!

    You have to understand that the vast majority of those universities ranked ahead of us are either flagship or private. We are neither a flagship nor a private school, and there is nothing we can do to change that.

    To appreciate these rankings, you have to understand from where we have come. Under Reneau's leadership, Tech was upgraded from a regional master's university to a national doctoral research university and then again to a national research university with high research activity. We have elevated ourselves from being a regional university to a bottom quartile national university and then again to a third quartile national university. That is progress, and that is good news.

    This is a major accomplishment considering the bread crumbs we have received from the state government. Our ranking was truly earned. It's also amazing to think that we sustained our rankings after four consecutive years of continuous budget cuts. Look at all the resources that have been given to LSU, and then see that they aren't that far ahead of us.

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    Re: LaTech Tier 1 again!

    Excellent post with perspective on what we have done. There is a lot to be proud of particularly considering what TECH has had to achieve it with.
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    Re: LaTech Tier 1 again!

    Quote Originally Posted by Dawg06 View Post
    Is there room to improve? Of course!

    You have to understand that the vast majority of those universities ranked ahead of us are either flagship or private. We are neither a flagship nor a private school, and there is nothing we can do to change that.

    To appreciate these rankings, you have to understand from where we have come. Under Reneau's leadership, Tech was upgraded from a regional master's university to a national doctoral research university and then again to a national research university with high research activity. We have elevated ourselves from being a regional university to a bottom quartile national university and then again to a third quartile national university. That is progress, and that is good news.

    This is a major accomplishment considering the bread crumbs we have received from the state government. Our ranking was truly earned. It's also amazing to think that we sustained our rankings after four consecutive years of continuous budget cuts. Look at all the resources that have been given to LSU, and then see that they aren't that far ahead of us.
    Great post, 06. I think criticism of the current administration for lack of athletic focus is more than offset by their accomplishments on the academic side of the house. Each of us who hold degrees from Louisiana Tech can feel very proud at how they've increased in value. Especially us older Dawgs that graduated in the 80's.

    I hope whatever bumped us down 5 spots can be corrected and we return to an upward trajectory.

    Thanks for posting this info!

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    Re: LaTech Tier 1 again!

    Quote Originally Posted by Dawg06 View Post
    Is there room to improve? Of course!

    You have to understand that the vast majority of those universities ranked ahead of us are either flagship or private. We are neither a flagship nor a private school, and there is nothing we can do to change that.

    To appreciate these rankings, you have to understand from where we have come. Under Reneau's leadership, Tech was upgraded from a regional master's university to a national doctoral research university and then again to a national research university with high research activity. We have elevated ourselves from being a regional university to a bottom quartile national university and then again to a third quartile national university. That is progress, and that is good news.

    This is a major accomplishment considering the bread crumbs we have received from the state government. Our ranking was truly earned. It's also amazing to think that we sustained our rankings after four consecutive years of continuous budget cuts. Look at all the resources that have been given to LSU, and then see that they aren't that far ahead of us.
    Good post. We've made progress on the academic front.

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    Re: LaTech Tier 1 again!

    Quote Originally Posted by Dawg06 View Post
    Is there room to improve? Of course!

    You have to understand that the vast majority of those universities ranked ahead of us are either flagship or private. We are neither a flagship nor a private school, and there is nothing we can do to change that.

    To appreciate these rankings, you have to understand from where we have come. Under Reneau's leadership, Tech was upgraded from a regional master's university to a national doctoral research university and then again to a national research university with high research activity. We have elevated ourselves from being a regional university to a bottom quartile national university and then again to a third quartile national university. That is progress, and that is good news.

    This is a major accomplishment considering the bread crumbs we have received from the state government. Our ranking was truly earned. It's also amazing to think that we sustained our rankings after four consecutive years of continuous budget cuts. Look at all the resources that have been given to LSU, and then see that they aren't that far ahead of us.
    Good points... With the proper hire, perhaps we can start growing the endowment and at least move into the middle of the third quartile over the next few years. By the way, we're getting closer and closer to being private. Over the last three years, direct state funding has dropped from covering 60% to just 40% of our budget. Don't be surprised if this assistance drops to just 25% in the near future.

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    Re: LaTech Tier 1 again!

    Quote Originally Posted by KSDAWG View Post
    Well I think that a Capital campaign for our endowment would do the trick. It's my understanding that is where we are lacking.
    Their was a push May-June time frame along the line "Help Tech keep it's Tier 1 status give to the foundation/endowment"

    US News has it at just $63.3MM for 2011

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    Re: LaTech Tier 1 again!

    Louisiana Tech in the 2013 US News Best Colleges Rankings
    #199 - National Universities
    #233 - Best Undergraduate Business Programs
    #147 - Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
    #115 - Top Public Schools
    #167 - High School Counselor Rankings

    http://premium.usnews.com/best-colle...erall-rankings

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    Re: LaTech Tier 1 again!

    Quote Originally Posted by Dawg06 View Post
    Louisiana Tech has been recognized as a Tier 1 national university by the U.S. News 2013 Best Colleges rankings!

    How bout them Dawgs!!!



    2013 National Universities Rankings
    http://premium.usnews.com/best-colle...ities/spp%2B50

    Tier 1
    51. Tulane
    134. LSU
    199. Louisiana Tech

    2013 National Liberal Arts Colleges Rankings
    170. Centenary
    178. Xavier
    NR. Dillard
    NR. LSU-Alexandria
    Centenary and Xavier are ranked higher than Tech? Why?

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