Big Ten schools ranked academically by U.S. News for 2022-23
The Big Ten takes two things very seriously: athletics and academics. In many ways, the two go hand-in-hand.
One of the premier conferences (along with the SEC) in athletics, when it comes to non-Ivy League collections of universities, the Big Ten stands second to none academically. In fact, with all but one institution being public, there’s no other conference that offers the best of both worlds.
The champion of university rankings indisputably is US News & World Report. It’s the publication that gets mentioned the most, and in its 2022-23 rankings, all but one Big Ten institution is in the top 100 — yes, 13 of 14 are in the top 100 national universities in the United States of America.
Here is how the 14 Big Ten member institutions rank against each other, overall, how they graduate students and the total enrollment.
Northwestern University
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Location: Evanston, Illinois
U.S. News rank: 10
Total enrollment fall 2022: 8,494
4-year graduation rate: 86%
University of Michigan
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Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
U.S. News rank: 25
Total enrollment fall 2022: 32,282
4-year graduation rate: 81%
University of Wisconsin
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin
U.S. News rank: 38
Total enrollment fall 2022: 35,474
4-year graduation rate: 70%
University of Illinois
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Location: Champaign, Illinois
U.S. News rank: 41
Total enrollment fall 2022: 34,779
4-year graduation rate: 71%
Ohio State University
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Location: Columbus, Ohio
U.S. News rank: 49
Total enrollment fall 2022: 47,106
4-year graduation rate: 67%
Purdue University
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Location: West Lafayette, Indiana
U.S. News rank: 51
Total enrollment fall 2022: 37,101
4-year graduation rate: 61%
Rutgers University
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Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey
U.S. News rank: 55
Total enrollment fall 2022: 36,152
4-year graduation rate: 68%
University of Maryland
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Location: College Park, Maryland
U.S. News rank: 55
Total enrollment fall 2022: 30,922
4-year graduation rate: 73%
University of Minnesota
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Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
U.S. News rank: 62
Total enrollment fall 2022: 36,209
4-year graduation rate: 72%
Indiana University
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Location: Bloomington, Indiana
U.S. News rank: 72
Total enrollment fall 2022: 34,253
4-year graduation rate: 69%
Michigan State University
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Location: East Lansing, Michigan
U.S. News rank: 77
Total enrollment fall 2022: 38,574
4-year graduation rate: 59%
Pennsylvania State University
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Location: University Park, Pennsylvania
U.S. News rank: 77
Total enrollment fall 2022: 40,600
4-year graduation rate: N/A
University of Iowa
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Location: Iowa City, Iowa
U.S. News rank: 83
Total enrollment fall 2022: 21,608
4-year graduation rate: 56%
University of Nebraska
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Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
U.S. News rank: 151
Total enrollment fall 2022: 19,552
4-year graduation rate: 46%
