Departmental Rankings Reputational Rankings (R-Ranking) Absolute Ranking Relative Ranking Ranking based on Program Characteristics (S-Ranking) Absolute Ranking Relative Ranking Frequently asked questions What is the NRC Assessment? How are the 2010 NRC rankings different than the 1995 rankings? Which University of Oregon programs are rated? What properties of departments are rated? What are the five different rankings? What does it mean that these are “ranges of rankings”? How were the ranges of rankings calculated? How are these data defined? How can I check whether my department’s data is correct? Where did the data come from? Who at University of Oregon vetted the data? These data don’t reflect the current state of my department. Can we update them? As a faculty member, I spent a lot of time filling out a faculty survey. Why are most of those items not included? Why isn’t my department ranked at all? How can faculty and departments use the rankings? How can prospective graduate students use the rankings? How can current graduate students use the rankings? (If you have further questions, please contact JP Monroe 346-2085 or email jpmonroe@uoregon.edu)