INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH

Actuarial Science-Assessment Results
Alumni Survey Results
Assessment of Program-Wide Student Learning Outcomes in the Department of Engineering
Assessments & Measures - Strategic Plan
Compliance With Established Standards
Course Based Assessment Contract Provision Appendix K
PRAXIS Results Improvement Program
Employer Surveys
Faculty Training & Involvement
Financial Audits and Other Third-Party Examinations
Job Placement Rates
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
NCLEX-RN Results - Nursing
Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory (SSI)
Nursing - NCLEX-RN Results Improvement Program
Student Retention & Graduation Rates
Teacher Education - Assessment Results
US News College Ranking

For More Information, Contact:

David R. Majka, Ed.D.
Director, Institutional Research
Associate Professor of Learning Resources

majka@rmu.edu
412-397-5443 phone
412-397-2411 fax
Lafayette Center 118
Moon Campus

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US News College Rankings

RMU has long used its US News ranking as a general quality indicator. The University pays careful attention to annual changes in its ranking and has devoted considerable study to the 15 individual components that are used to compute its overall ranking. The rankings are not without controversy in academic circles but RMU believes that the rankings, in addition to the results of other assessment programs, provide a useful general indicator of whether institutional improvement is indeed being attained.

RMU is currently ranked 70th of the 182 colleges and universities who are in the Regional Universities - North category.

Here is an analysis of RMU's recent ranking history (the years below refer to the edition of the US Rankings in which the ranking data were published):

RMU 2009 RMU 2010 RMU 2011 RMU 2012 RMU 2013
Final Overall RMU Rank in Regional Universities-North 94 91 93 82 70
RMU Peer Assessment Score 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.8