The University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus dropped out of the U.S. News & World Report’s top 20 best national universities ranking on Sept. 23. The University, which was ranked No. 20 last year, fell to No. 25.
The University maintained, however, its No. 3 spot in the public universities ranking. The Ross School of Business and School of Nursing maintained their rankings at No. 4 and No. 6,, while the College of Engineering dropped one spot to No. 6. Additionally, the University’s learning communities and study abroad programs were ranked No. 2 and No. 8, respectively.
The U.S. News methodology heavily considers student outcomes, with the Universities’ enrollment, graduation rates and post-graduate outcomes having a combined weight of more than 50%…