1. Where Does UMKC Fit in the 2015 Rankings?

2. US News Rankings Schools are categorized by mission derived from Carnegie classification National Universities Offer full range of undergraduate majors, plus master’s and Ph.D. programs, and emphasize faculty research Must be regionally accredited and have at least 200 students 280 institutions, including UMKC Gather data from each school in 16 areas related to academic excellence Each factor is assigned a weight that reflects how much it matters Colleges are ranked against their peers based on their composite weighted score Two Tiers Tier 1 – top 75% of schools (Institutions ranked 1 to 201) Tier 2 – bottom 25% of schools (Institutions ranked 203 to 268) UMKC ranked 189 th in 2015 rankings

3. US News Rating Factors

4. 2015 U.S. News Methodology Measures and Their Weights

5. Where Does UMKC Rank? U.S. News Measures2010 Edition2011 Edition2012 Edition2013 Edition2014 Edition2015 Edition Overall Rank186th198th181st179th201st189th Overall score202131302826 Peer assessment score2.5 2.62.5 High school counselor score 3.43.3 Academic reputation rank164th169th160th171st166th170th Graduation & Retention Rank215th214th218th215th216th213th Avg. freshman retention rate71%72%74%75%73% Six-year Graduation rate44% 45% 46%47% Predicted (single cohort)62% 64%63% Actual (single cohort)43%45%46%44%48%51% Overperformance/Underperformance-19%-17%-16%-18%-16%-12% Faculty Resources Rank144th138th125th106th121st110th Classes under 20 students53%56%57%55%53%57% Classes of 50 or more students9%8%7%8%9%10% Student/faculty ratio12/113/1 Faculty who are full-time82%84% 83%84% Number of full-time faculty698721741742759772 Full-time faculty with terminal degree76%75%78%86%85%82% Selectivity Rank139th115th126th105th153rd129th ACT 25 th -75 th percentile21-2721-2821-2720-27 21-27 Freshman in top 10% of HS class31% 27%28% 26% Acceptance rate73%62%69% 68%65% Financial Resources Rank146th151st158th160th162nd151st Instructional budget per student$23,616$23,531$22,238$22,330$22,807$24,809 Alumni Giving Rank211th196th180th177th173rd166th Avg. alumni giving rate7% 8%

6. Number of Institutions Above UMKC 20112012201320142015 Total Number of Ranked Institutions268267268269268 Number of Institutions Above UMKC Overall Rank210180177200188 Graduation & Retention Rank225217213215212 Faculty Resources Rank150124104120109 Selectivity Rank130125103152128 Financial Resources Rank165156158161150 Alumni Giving Rank208179175172165

7. UMKC’s Aspirational Peers SUNY atTempleUniv. of George UMKCBuffaloUniversityIllinois-ChicagoCincinnatiMason Univ. Overall Rank189th103rd121st149th129th138th Peer Assessment Score2.53.02.93.02.73.0 High School Counselor Score3.33.73.83.73.53.9 Academic Reputation Rank170th91st104th91st135th91st Graduation & Retention Rank213th99th114th170th144th124th Avg. freshman retention rate73%88% 80%85%87% Six-year graduation rate51%72%66%57%64%67% Graduation rate performance47%70%66%56%60%65% Predicted (for 2007 cohort)63%65%58%63%58%62% Actual (for 2007 cohort)51%72%66%57%64%67% Overperformance/Underperformance-12%7%8%-6%6%5% Faculty Resources Rank110th136th167th208th136th225th Classes under 20 students57%33%38% 42%29% Classes of 50 or more students10%21%7%19%13%15% Student/faculty ratio13/114/1 17/1 16/1 Faculty who are full-time84%87%75%89%99%75% Number of full-time faculty7721,2201,4741,2461,1571,222 Full-time faculty with terminal degree82%96%87%74%86%91% Selectivity Rank129th113th154th186th129th145th ACT 25 th -75 th percentile 1 21-2723-2821-2722-2622-2823-28 Freshman in top 10% of HS class26%28%20%24%22%20% Acceptance rate65%57%64%71%73%62% Financial Resources Rank151st103rd138th39th117th177th Instructional budget per student$24,809$30,176$26,375$55,057$28,785$21,510 Alumni Giving Rank166th147th178th236th90th210th Avg. alumni giving rate8% 7%4%13%5%

8. UMKC’s Operational Peers Univ. of VirginiaGeorgia State UMKCUABLouisvilleSouth FloridaComm. Univ.University Overall Rank189th149th161st 156th211th Peer Assessment Score2.52.7 2.82.6 High School Counselor Score3.33.43.63.33.73.5 Academic Reputation Rank170th135th 116th157th Graduation & Retention Rank213th203rd190th155th166th186th Avg. freshman retention rate73%80%78%89%86%83% Six-year graduation rate51%53% 63%57%53% Graduation rate performance47% 51%56%54%50% Predicted (for 2007 cohort)63%62%60%65%54%57% Actual (for 2007 cohort)51%53% 63%57%53% Overperformance/Underperformance-12%-9%-7%-2%3%-4% Faculty Resources Rank110th 188th239th225th264th Classes under 20 students57%42%31%28%31%19% Classes of 50 or more students10%15%10%14%17%15% Student/faculty ratio13/118/116/124/117/122/1 Faculty who are full-time84%97%85%89%85%88% Number of full-time faculty7728658441,2062,1701,193 Full-time faculty with terminal degree82%86%88%85%N/A90% Selectivity Rank129th120th165th126th165th200th ACT 25 th -75 th percentile 1 21-2722-28 23-2821-2720-26 Freshman in top 10% of HS class26%30%20%36%20%N/A Acceptance rate65%87%71%45%64%54% Financial Resources Rank151st29th77th171st156th221st Instructional budget per student$24,809$58,986$36,302$22,401$23,821$17,800 Alumni Giving Rank166th104th75th90th210th196th Avg. alumni giving rate8%12%14%13%5%6%

9. Urban 21 OverallPeer Assess.HS CounselorGraduation &Faculty FinancialAlumni InstitutionRankScore RetentionResourcesSelectivityResourcesGiving University of Pittsburgh623.43.9671106239114 Temple University1212.93.8114167154138178 University of Cincinnati1292.73.514413612911790 University of Illinois-Chicago1493.03.717020818639236 University of Alabama-Birmingham1492.73.420311012029104 Virginia Commonwealth University1562.83.7166225165156210 University of Missouri-Kansas City1892.53.3213110129151166 University of Houston1892.53.420117613519890 UIPUI1942.83.924919823474132 Bottom of the Top Tier in U.S. News = 201st Georgia State University2112.63.5186264200221196 University of Missouri-St. Louis2112.43.3210211129225189 UMASS-Boston2132.53.6228167247151196 University of Memphis2132.43.3235167172198196 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee2152.73.6235219244225246 Wayne State University2312.53.425617615789210 University of Toledo2332.33.2228244211205196 Florida A&M University2332.13.3220219244198196 Portland State University2442.53.6242250231237246 Cleveland State University2592.13.0261231237225246 University of New Orleans2592.03.3261256157208267

10. System 24 OverallPeer Assess.HS CounselorGraduation &Faculty FinancialAlumni InstitutionRankScore RetentionResourcesSelectivityResourcesGiving University of Pittsburgh623.43.9671106239114 University at Buffalo-SUNY1033.03.799136113103147 Temple University1212.93.8114167154138178 University of Cincinnati1292.73.514413612911790 George Mason University1383.03.9124225145177210 University of Illinois-Chicago1493.03.717020818639236 University of Alabama-Birmingham1492.73.420311012029104 Virginia Commonwealth University1562.83.7166225165156210 University of Louisville1612.73.61901881657775 University of South Florida1612.73.315523912617190 University of Missouri-Kansas City1892.53.3213110129151166 University of Houston1892.53.420117613519890 UIPUI1942.83.924919823474132 University of Nevada-Reno1942.43.2186188192110132 Bottom of the Top Tier in U.S. News = 201st Georgia State University2112.63.5186264200221196 University of Memphis2132.43.3235167172198196 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee2152.73.6235219244225246 University of Akron2152.33.224219821822175 Wright State University2232.33.2246157223177225 Wayne State University2312.53.425617615789210 University of Toledo2332.33.2228244211205196 East Tennessee State University2442.03.2241203218198225 University of South Alabama2592.02.8253211186166256 Cleveland State University2592.13.0261231237225246 University of Arkansas-Little Rock2592.13.1267110206208262

11. Comparisons within Peer Groups UMKCRank Within 2015 ValueAspirational PeersOperational PeersUrban 21System 24 Overall Rank1896579 Peer Assessment Score2.56677 High School Counselor Score3.36577 Graduation and Retention Rank213661113 Faculty Resources Rank1101121 Student Selectivity Rank1292345 Financial Resources Rank15153810 Alumni Giving Rank1663467

12. Institutions Directly Above UMKC OverallPeer Assess.HS CounselorGraduation &Faculty FinancialAlumni InstitutionRankScore RetentionResourcesSelectivityResourcesGiving Mississippi State University1562.53.415520813814560 Texas Tech University1562.83.614423115122590 University of Massachusetts-Lowell1562.43.618173154177121 Virginia Commonwealth University1562.83.7166225165156210 University of Louisville1612.73.61901881657775 University of Rhode Island1612.73.5144176231166189 University of South Florida1612.73.315523912617190 University of Wyoming1612.63.418611813886132 University of Idaho1662.63.5178167200125132 University of Hawaii-Manoa1682.73.117815723152178 University of North Dakota1682.53.6186188223117104 University of South Dakota1682.43.6195167182192156 West Virginia University1682.63.216623118212598 Ball State University1732.53.4162252192208114 Bowling Green State University1732.53.4173203182239178 University of Central Florida1732.63.112425099262127 University of Maine1732.53.5162208211125166 Western Michigan University1732.33.3181157211214196 North Dakota State University1812.43.7181225200171114 South Dakota State University1812.33.617325418618575 University of Alabama-Huntsville1812.43.621012910797262 University of North Carolina-Greensboro1812.53.5181176200225 University of Missouri-Kansas City1892.53.3213110129151166

13. Potential Changes Overall Peer Assess.HS CounselorRetentionGraduationGrad. RateClasses RankScore Rate Perform.Under 20 189262.53.373%47%-12%57% 181272.73.576%50%-8%63% 173282.83.879%54%-4%70% 168292.94.083%57%0%78% 166303.14.386%60%5%85% 161313.24.590%64%9%92% 156323.44.893%67%13%100% RetentionAdditional GraduationAdditional RateStudents Needed RateStudents Needed 76%33 50%24 79%66 54%60 83%110 57%87 86%143 60%114 90%187 64%150 93%220 67%177

14. Summary UMKC rose in the rankings from 201 st in 2014 to 189 th in 2015 188 National Universities are ranked higher than UMKC Improved in each of the individual factor rankings The data behind the rankings remains relatively unchanged There are three areas that could impact the rankings the most for UMKC: HS Counselor Score An increase from 3.3 to 3.5 would have raised UMKC to 181 st Retention Rates An increase from an avg. 73% to 76% (33 students) would have raised UMKC to 181 st Graduation Rates An increase from an avg. 47% to 50% (24 students) would have raised UMKC to 181 st