CMUP's 2013 Top American Research Universities report is out

[CrazyPaco]

These are the rankings that academia, at least research academia, looks at. New this year, they've included for the first time ever an overall power ranking of the top 137 research universities. Pitt comes in at #22.


CMUP Top American Research Universities 2013

 

[Az_Panther]

Can you believe that Pitt came in one ahead of University of Chicago, one of the world's greatest universities for the last century. Unreal!

 

[CrazyPaco]

Originally posted by Az_Panther:
Can you believe that Pitt came in one ahead of University of Chicago, one of the world's greatest universities for the last century. Unreal!

For this report, size of a school's graduate education programs is an advantage. But even considering that, Pitt still fairs well, and typically does in this study. The only measure the Pitt didn't place in the 25 among public universities, for the second or third year in a row, was giving, which is collectively on all of us.

BTW, this report doesn't include the most recent numbers. During one of the worst periods of NIH funding, ever, as far as competitiveness, Pitt has actually increased its haul and jumped Michigan landing back at #5 after dipping to 6th for a couple years.

NIH research awards
1. Johns Hopkins
2. UCSF
3. Penn
4. Washington
5. Pitt
6. Michigan
7. UNC
8. Stanford
9. UCSD
10. Washington Univ-St Louis
http://www.brimr.org/NIH_Awards/2014/Institution_2014.xls

However, its overall R&D expenditure rank has dropped a tad to #14. That said, the more impressive rank, federal obligations (more impressive because it is largely competitively obtained, peer reviewed funding, where as overall R&D expenditures contains everything, including state contracts and internal institutional funding) has jumped to an all-time high rank of 7th.

Total Federal Obligations for research FY2012
1. Johns Hopkins
2. Washington
3. Michigan
4. UCSD
5. UCSF
6. Penn
7. Pitt
8. Columbia
9. Stanford
10. UCLA
https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/profiles/site?method=rankingBySource&ds=fss
This post was edited on 2/18 11:05 PM by CrazyPaco

 

[Az_Panther]

Yes the giving at Pitt is sad and loaded with lame excuses. One thing the ivy's do is instill the notion of giving while a student there and the notion that if as an alumn you don't give you are a dead beat! Of course thus can be fixed one person at a time...

 

[TIGER-PAUL]

power

 

[Panthergrowl13]

Thanks Paco for listing this type of information about Pitt.

It truly illustrates that the University of Pittsburgh is truly a great Academic and Research University.

Using the Power Ranking, Pitt represents well in the ACC Conference.

School Power Ranking
Duke #13
UNC #19
PITT #22
Georgia Tech #33
UVA #38
NC State #49
Notre Dame #51
VT #52
Miami #59
FSU #70
Louisville #91
Clemson #100
Wake Forest #119

Penn State power ranking is #31 and WVU power ranking is #103

HAIL TO PITT!!!!











This post was edited on 2/19 9:39 AM by Panthergrowl13

 

[HailtoPitt]

This can't be right.

WVU is not in the Top 100. Something is wrong.

 

[vietvet1]

Re: This can't be right.

Yeah, LMAO!

 

[Parkview57]

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