What year is the US News date from, 1990? UofL is not a Tier 3 school anymore, and has not been for well over a decade. The 2011 US News and World Report ranking has UofL listed at #164 among National Universities. That is in the Tier 1 category, albeit on the lower end.
For a full explanation of the academic information in our comparison below, please click here (where you will also find information on the SEC).
We have done the research and put together a master list of academic data — from a number of categories — for all of the Big East’s schools.
The data includes:
* Percentage of applicants admitted
* Total enrollment
* Undergraduate enrollment
* ACT composites (high and low)
* Endowment per student (from 2005)
* Research spending (from 2006)
* AAU membership
* US News & World Report rankings
| Big East |
% Admitted |
Enrollment |
Undergrad Enrollment |
ACT Low |
ACT High |
Endowment per Student ($) |
Research Spending ($)x1000 |
AAU Member |
US News Ranking |
| Cincinnati |
75 |
29,319 |
20,510 |
21 |
27 |
36,158 |
294,150 |
Tier 3 |
|
| Connecticut |
54 |
24,273 |
16,765 |
24 |
28 |
0 |
106,477 |
66 |
|
| Louisville |
71 |
20,592 |
14,962 |
21 |
27 |
0 |
135,873 |
Tier 3 |
|
| Pittsburgh |
56 |
27,562 |
17,427 |
24 |
30 |
0 |
530,162 |
YES |
56 |
| Rutgers |
56 |
36,041 |
28,031 |
NA |
NA |
15,102 |
280,994 |
YES |
66 |
| S. Florida |
42 |
46,189 |
35,918 |
22 |
28 |
0 |
285,941 |
Tier 3 |
|
| Syracuse |
51 |
19,084 |
13,203 |
24 |
29 |
0 |
36,100 |
YES |
58 |
| W. Virginia |
88 |
28,840 |
21,930 |
21 |
26 |
0 |
122,134 |
Tier 3 |
|
| TOTALS |
– |
231,900 |
168,746 |
– |
– |
$51,260 |
$1,791,831B |
– | – |
| AVERAGE |
62% |
28,987 |
21,093 |
22 |
28 |
$6,407 |
$223,978M |
– |
60 |
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