Category Archives: California University Rankings

The Times Higher Education Rankings and UC Irvine

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Here we analyze how UC Irvine did in The Times Higher Education Rankings of 2015-2016. The Times Higher Education Overall Score is based on: Teaching (30%) (Reputation 12%, Doctorates, Students to Faculty); Research (30%) (Reputation 18%, Income, Productivity); Citations  (30%); … Continue reading →

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California Universities in The Times Higher Education 2015-16 Global Rankings

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Dennis SILVERMAN

We present the rankings and overall scores for California Universities in the Times Higher Education 2015-16 Global Rankings.  The rankings are relative, but are not a measure of intrinsic excellence.  So we give the Overall Score on which the relative … Continue reading →

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UC Irvine Places Number One in the NY Times College Access Index

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Dennis SILVERMAN

UC Irvine has placed top in the Nation in the NY Times College Access Index. UC Campuses have also placed one to five and seventh in the nation. The rankings are based on the share of students who get Pell … Continue reading →

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UC Irvine in US News College Rankings

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Dennis SILVERMAN

  US News includes UC Irvine in excellent positions in several types of best University and Departmental rankings. We present the rankings here. UC Irvine in US News Best Colleges Rankings: we are ranked 9th in Top Public Schools; 39th … Continue reading →

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Replying to the OC Register on the UC Regents, the UCI Law School, and the Cost of UC Irvine Housing

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The OC Register had an article by a Contributing Writer, California Assemblyman Tom Lackey, on Sunday, March 15, 2015.  The article was titled “UC system disconnect”, and contained misrepresentations about the UC Regents.   I also wanted to discuss the … Continue reading →

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California Universities in The Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2015

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Here we present the California Universities in The Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2015. These rankings are based on reputation, rather than weighting performance in a set of criteria.  They were based on surveying 10,507 experts in academic subjects, … Continue reading →

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Decline in California and National Higher Education Funding Since the Recession

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Decline in California and National Higher Education Funding Since the Recession The Center of Budget and Policy Priorities put together data in a paper on May 1, 2014 analyzing the drop in Higher Education funding during the current recession, from … Continue reading →

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California Colleges in the Top 200 Student Choice Rankings, 2015

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The parchment.com college application website has ranked the favorite college choices among applicants using their website and system.  The rankings are based on more than 440,000 acceptances.  Here we just pick out the ranked California colleges in the top 200.  … Continue reading →

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California University Applicants’ preferences for Students with Multiple Admissions

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Dennis SILVERMAN

parchment.com is a website that allows prospective undergraduate students to apply to multiple universities with the same forms.  It also keeps track of who is admitted where, and what their final choice is.  We show how that works out for … Continue reading →

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