JMU's stewardship acknowledged by U.S. News
James Madison University heads the list of five
regional universities in the south that operate most efficiently, according to
measurements by U.S. News & World Report.
The findings are part of a new listing
calculated by the news magazine to show which schools are able to produce the
highest educational quality, as determined by their place in U.S. News' Best Colleges rankings, but
spend relatively less money to achieve that quality.
Others on the list are Appalachian State
University, University of Mary Washington, College of Charleston and Belmont
University.
The list was calculated by looking at the
financial resources a school spends per student on instruction, research,
student services and related educational expenditures. According to the
magazine's methodology, JMU spends $13,480 per student on those categories.
The list is based on operating efficiency,
defined as a school's 2011 fiscal year financial resources per student divided
by its overall score in the 2013 Best Colleges rankings.
"The less a school is spending relative to
its ranking, the more efficient it is in producing a quality education among
its peers," the report states.
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Dec. 17, 2012
