College Ranking Score Calculator

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College Ranking Score Calculator

Calculate a composite college ranking score (0–100) using weighted metrics similar to major ranking systems like US News & World Report.

Academic Reputation Score (0–100)Peer assessment / survey score

Faculty Quality Score (0–100)Based on faculty-to-student ratio, % full-time faculty, terminal degrees

Research Output Score (0–100)Publications, citations, research expenditure per faculty

Student Selectivity Score (0–100)Acceptance rate, SAT/ACT scores, class rank

Financial Resources Score (0–100)Endowment per student, expenditure per student

Graduation & Retention Score (0–100)6-year graduation rate, freshman retention rate

Graduate Outcomes Score (0–100)Employment rate, median salary, graduate school placement

Calculate Ranking Score Enter all scores above to calculate.

function colCalc() { var reputation = parseFloat(document.getElementById('col-reputation').value); var faculty = parseFloat(document.getElementById('col-faculty').value); var research = parseFloat(document.getElementById('col-research').value); var selectivity = parseFloat(document.getElementById('col-selectivity').value); var financial = parseFloat(document.getElementById('col-financial').value); var graduation = parseFloat(document.getElementById('col-graduation').value); var outcomes = parseFloat(document.getElementById('col-outcomes').value);

var resultDiv = document.getElementById('col-result');

// Validation var fields = [ {val: reputation, name: 'Academic Reputation'}, {val: faculty, name: 'Faculty Quality'}, {val: research, name: 'Research Output'}, {val: selectivity, name: 'Student Selectivity'}, {val: financial, name: 'Financial Resources'}, {val: graduation, name: 'Graduation & Retention'}, {val: outcomes, name: 'Graduate Outcomes'} ];

for (var i = 0; i ⚠ Please enter a value for: ' + fields[i].name + '.'; return; } if (fields[i].val 100) { resultDiv.innerHTML = '⚠ ' + fields[i].name + ' must be between 0 and 100.'; return; } }

// Weights (sum = 1.00), modeled after US News methodology // Academic Reputation: 22.5% // Faculty Quality: 20.0% // Research Output: 15.0% // Student Selectivity: 12.5% // Financial Resources: 10.0% // Graduation/Retention: 17.5% // Graduate Outcomes: 2.5% var w_reputation = 0.225; var w_faculty = 0.200; var w_research = 0.150; var w_selectivity = 0.125; var w_financial = 0.100; var w_graduation = 0.175; var w_outcomes = 0.025;

var compositeScore = (reputation * w_reputation) + (faculty * w_faculty) + (research * w_research) + (selectivity * w_selectivity) + (financial * w_financial) + (graduation * w_graduation) + (outcomes * w_outcomes);

compositeScore = Math.round(compositeScore * 100) / 100;

// Tier classification var tier = ''; var tierColor = ''; if (compositeScore >= 85) { tier = 'Elite (Top 10 National)'; tierColor = '#1a5276'; } else if (compositeScore >= 70) { tier = 'Highly Competitive (Top 50 National)'; tierColor = '#1e8449'; } else if (compositeScore >= 55) { tier = 'Competitive (Top 100 National)'; tierColor = '#b7950b'; } else if (compositeScore >= 40) { tier = 'Above Average (Top 200 National)'; tierColor = '#ca6f1e'; } else { tier = 'Average / Regional'; tierColor = '#922b21'; }

// Weighted contribution breakdown var contrib_rep = Math.round(reputation * w_reputation * 100) / 100; var contrib_fac = Math.round(faculty * w_faculty * 100) / 100; var contrib_res = Math.round(research * w_research * 100) / 100; var contrib_sel = Math.round(selectivity * w_selectivity * 100) / 100; var contrib_fin = Math.round(financial * w_financial * 100) / 100; var contrib_grad = Math.round(graduation * w_graduation * 100) / 100; var contrib_out = Math.round(outcomes * w_outcomes * 100) / 100;

resultDiv.innerHTML = '### Composite Ranking Score: ' + compositeScore.toFixed(2) + ' / 100 ' + 'Tier Classification: ' + tier + '

' + '' + '' + 'Metric' + 'Raw Score' + 'Weight' + 'Contribution' + '' + '' + 'Academic Reputation' + reputation.toFixed(1) + '22.5%' + contrib_rep.toFixed(2) + '' + 'Faculty Quality' + faculty.toFixed(1) + '20.0%' + contrib_fac.toFixed(2) + '' + 'Research Output' + research.toFixed(1) + '15.0%' + contrib_res.toFixed(2) + '' + 'Student Selectivity' + selectivity.toFixed(1) + '12.5%' + contrib_sel.toFixed(2) + '' + 'Financial Resources' + financial.toFixed(1) + '10.0%' + contrib_fin.toFixed(2) + '' + 'Graduation & Retention' + graduation.toFixed(1) + '17.5%' + contrib_grad.toFixed(2) + '' + 'Graduate Outcomes' + outcomes.toFixed(1) + '2.5%' + contrib_out.toFixed(2) + '' + 'TOTAL—100%' + compositeScore.toFixed(2) + '' + '' + ''; }

#### Formula

Composite Score = Σ (Metric Score × Weight)

Score = (Reputation × 0.225) + (Faculty × 0.200) + (Research × 0.150) + (Selectivity × 0.125) + (Financial × 0.100) + (Graduation × 0.175) + (Outcomes × 0.025)

All input scores are normalized to a 0–100 scale before applying weights. The resulting composite score ranges from 0 to 100.

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