Center for Measuring University Performance
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The Center for Measuring University Performanceis a research center at theUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst.The Centeris best known for an annual report it produces,The Top American Research Universities,[1]that ranks American universities on nine different measures: Total Research, Federal Research, Endowment Assets, Annual Giving, National Academy Members, Faculty Awards, Doctorates Granted, Postdoctoral Appointees, and SAT/ACT range. The center also produces other scholarly works on ranking and education quality.[2]The raw data used by the researchers atThe Centeris made available to the public on the web.[3]This ranking's influence within the academic community has been described as being "commonly regarded to be one of three indicators that reflect an institution's rank as a Tier One institution", the other two being the classification of a university with "very high research activity" by theCarnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Educationand membership within theAssociation of American Universities.[4]
Elizabeth Capaldi,former executive vice president and provost of Arizona State University, co-directed The Center for Measuring University Performance withJohn Lombardi,former president of the Louisiana State University system.
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- ^"The Top American Research Universities".The Center for Measuring University Performance. 2018.
- ^"Reports and Other Staff Publications".The Center for Measuring University Performance. 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 2008-02-29.Retrieved2008-02-24.
- ^"American Research University Data".The Center for Measuring University Performance. 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-10-31.Retrieved2007-02-24.
- ^"Carnegie Foundation Gives University of Houston its Highest Classification for Research Success, Elevating UH to Tier One Status".The Chronicle of Higher Education.Archived fromthe originalon June 30, 2012.RetrievedJanuary 30,2013.
