Religious Affiliations of Selected Universities and Colleges

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BASKETBALL RANKINGS OF SELECTED UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

1. Introducing the ESPN/Sagarin All-Time Rankings
2. The ESPN/Sagarin All-Time Rankings (1937-2009)
3. The ESPN/Sagarin Top 40 Programs of Each Decade
4. The Top 40 Programs of Each Decade – 2010-2019
5. The ESPN/Sagarin All-Time Rankings - Adjusted through the 2016-17 Season for Dayton and Xavier
6. How Much is Your College Basketball Team Worth? and 2016-17 Average Home Attendance
7. Basic School Information from Wikipedia (Schools listed in order of Year Founded.)
… 7.1 Selected Schools Ranked in order of Endowment Value
… 7.2 Selected Schools Ranked in order of Total Number of Students
… 7.3 Selected Schools Ranked in order of Number of Undergraduate Students
… 7.4 Selected Schools Ranked in order of Number of Postgraduate Students
… 7.5 Selected Schools Ranked in order of Campus Size
8. Cost of Attendance from CollegeData.com (Schools Ranked in order of Cost of Attendance.)
9. Academic Admissions Information from CollegeData.com (Ranked in order of Range of ACT Scores.)
10. ACADEMIC RANKINGS OF SELECTED UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
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BASKETBALL RANKINGS OF SELECTED UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

1. Introducing the ESPN/Sagarin All-Time Rankings

ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men’s Game - ESPN Press Release - October 5, 2009

The ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men’s Game is the most comprehensive reference guide ever assembled. The ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia bounces into stores Tuesday, October 6th. Highlights of the book include:

• The ESPN/Sagarin All-Time Rankings: Computed by rankings expert Jeff Sagarin exclusively for ESPN, the first ranking of every Division I program.

• The Top 40 teams of each decade, the 1940’s through the 2000’s

Reactions vary to all-time rankings - Andy Katz, ESPN - October 5, 2009

The editors of ESPN put together an exhaustive project, creating the "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia," subtitled "The Complete History Of The Men's Game."

ESPN empowered noted computer guru Jeff Sagarin to pump figures into his hard drive, looking strictly at wins and losses, scoring margin, and a rating that is the combination of the two. Sagarin looked back at the past 72 years of the sport to spit out Kentucky as No. 1, two percentage points ahead of UCLA. (For the complete rankings, click here ).

Dissecting Sagarin's all-time rankings - Pat Forde, ESPN - October 5, 2009

I have absolutely no doubt that the first 1,195 pages of the brand-new "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia" will thrill readers …

But just wait until you reach page 1,196. That's when the arguing will start.

On that page, computer master Jeff Sagarin has applied his giant math brain to the history of college basketball and put it in an all-time pecking order. The Division I teams are ranked 1-330. Subsequent charts rank the schools by decade.

And the rankings are flat crazy. Hey, I like the Sagarin Ratings as much as anyone. Look at them regularly during college football and basketball. And I respect a man who will even save some mainframe space for Indiana high school rankings, as well.

But, Jeff, we've got to talk about your all-time hierarchy. There appears to be way too much respect given to accomplishments during the segregated, set-shot, eight-team-NCAA-tournament era and not nearly enough to programs that have thrived since the sport exploded behind Bird-Magic in 1979.

ESPN/Sagarin All-Time Rankings - Chicago College Basketball - October 5, 2009

History looks fondly on Chicago's college basketball teams, well at least when viewed through the eye-glass of ESPN and Jeff Sagarin. They undertook the task of ranking every NCAA Division I college basketball program from 1-330. There are a number of surprises in the rankings.

ESPN has the necessary reaction pieces from Andy Katz and Pat Forde, but what about the Chicago-area teams. Did they get their proper due?

Well, DePaul's ranking surely is going to surprise some newcomers to the college basketball world. Yes, the Blue Demons have been pretty bad since joining the Big East, but DePaul was once a collegiate power. They're ranked 26th in front of a number of more recognizable teams, including Georgetown (#42), Wisconsin (#28), and Connecticut (#54).

Why are the Blue Demons ranked so high? One reason is that DePaul has been playing Division I basketball for the entire 72 years of the study. The second is that there doesn't appear to be any extra weight given to more recent performance. Thus, DePaul's dominance in the 1940's - where the Blue Demons are ranked sixth - 1950's (37th) and 1980's (15th) help boost the program up overall.

Sagarin's computer comes up with questionable ranking of college hoops' all-time best - Mike DeCourcy, Sporting News - October 6, 2009

On an autumn Monday that would be better spent fighting off seasonal allergies and analyzing some fantasy football carnage, I instead am led to consider how mathematician Jeff Sagarin’s computer again is misleading those who follow the glorious sport of college basketball.

For years, USA Today has been publishing Sagarin’s computer ratings of college basketball teams, and now ESPN has commissioned an even broader study: ranking teams based not just on the current season, but on their historical performance. This list might be the dopiest thing we’ve seen come out of a computer since Monsters vs. Aliens. The ranking is part of a very cool project ESPN commissioned that could end up on my personal Christmas wish list: The ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. But the ranking certainly is not the coolest part of that project.

There is one college basketball term that suits this list: madness. Sagarin’s annual college basketball ratings always have been problematic because they purport to be objective and yet begin each year with a subjective rating -- as opposed to the NCAA’s Ratings Percentage Index, which starts from scratch each year. That’s not an issue here. This time, the methodology is flawed in a different manner.

Sagarin’s system for determining the all-time ratings considers wins, losses and margin of victory. He counts NCAA Tournament victories twice as heavily as a regular-season wins, but that doesn’t begin to properly magnify their importance. Michigan State has won 43 NCAA Tournament games to Minnesota’s 12, and yet the Gophers are ranked higher. Minnesota has made one Final Four in its history; the Spartans made that many Final Fours in the past six months.

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2. The ESPN/Sagarin All-Time Rankings (1937-2009)

The ESPN/Sagarin All-Time Rankings (1937-2009)

1. Kentucky (non-Catholic)
2. UCLA (non-Catholic)
3. Kansas (non-Catholic)
4. North Carolina (non-Catholic)
5. Indiana (non-Catholic)
6. Illinois (non-Catholic)
7. Duke (non-Catholic)
8. Purdue (non-Catholic)
9. Ohio State (non-Catholic)
10. Iowa (non-Catholic)

11. Louisville (non-Catholic)
12. Notre Dame
13. Michigan(non-Catholic)
14. Minnesota (non-Catholic)
15. Michigan State (non-Catholic)
16. St. John’s
17. Cincinnati (non-Catholic)
18. Oklahoma State (non-Catholic)
19. Utah (non-Catholic)
20. Oklahoma (non-Catholic)
21. Villanova
22. N.C. State (non-Catholic)
23. Syracuse (non-Catholic)
24. Marquette
25. Southern California (non-Catholic)

26. DePaul
42. Georgetown
48. Dayton

53. Saint Louis
54. Connecticut (non-Catholic)
56. Saint Joseph’s
59. Xavier
67. Duquesne
71. La Salle
73. Boston College
75. San Francisco

76. Seton Hall
78. Providence
81. Wichita State (non-Catholic)
86. Creighton
95. Loyola-Chicago
96. St. Bonaventure
98. Butler (non-Catholic)

100. Holy Cross
107. Detroit Mercy
122. Niagara

127. Gonzaga
133. Fordham
139. Saint Mary’s (CA)
145. Canisius

158. Richmond (non-Catholic)
167. VCU (non-Catholic; the VCU Rams men's basketball program was founded in1968.)

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3. The ESPN/Sagarin Top 40 Programs of Each Decade

The ESPN/Sagarin All-Time Rankings (1937-2009)

The Top 40 Programs of Each Decade – 1937-38 to 1948-49:

4. Notre Dame
6. DePaul
11. Holy Cross
19. Duquesne
21. St. John’s
27. Loyola-Chicago

The Top 40 Programs of Each Decade - The 1950's:

7. Dayton
13. Duquesne
14. Saint Louis
17. Notre Dame
15. La Salle
22. San Francisco
24. Holy Cross
29. St. John’s
33. Niagara
34. Xavier
37. DePaul
39. Seattle
40. Fordham

The Top 40 Programs of Each Decade - The 1960's:

7. Dayton
10. Villanova
17. St. John’s
18. Saint Louis
19. Providence
22. Saint Joseph’s
24. Loyola-Chicago
36. St. Bonaventure

The Top 40 Programs of Each Decade - The 1970's:

3. Marquette
8. Notre Dame
21. San Francisco
23. St. John’s
31. Providence

The Top 40 Programs of Each Decade - The 1980's:

2. Georgetown
15. DePaul
18. St. John’s
23. Villanova
30. Notre Dame

The Top 40 Programs of Each Decade - The 1990's:

20. Georgetown
31. Villanova
32. St. John’s
38. Xavier
39. Providence

Note that the only Catholic schools to make the ESPN/Sagarin Top 40 list for the 1990's are now members of the Big East Conference.

The Top 40 Programs of Each Decade - 2000-2009:

17. Gonzaga
24. Xavier
25. Villanova
28. Notre Dame
29. Georgetown
32. Marquette
35. Boston College
39. Butler (non-Catholic)


6 Decades on the Top 40 Programs of Each Decade Lists

St. John’s - # 21 in the 1940's, # 29 in the 1950's, # 17 in the 1960's, # 23 in the 1970's, # 18 in the 1980's, # 32 and in the 1990's.


5 Decades on the Top 40 Programs of Each Decade Lists

Notre Dame - # 4 in the 1940's, # 17 in the 1950's, # 8 in the 1970's, # 30 in the 1980's, # 28 in 2000-2009.


4 Decades on the Top 40 Programs of Each Decade Lists

Villanova - # 10 in the 1960's, # 23 in the 1980's, # 31 in the 1990's , and # 25 in 2000-2009.


3 Decades on the Top 40 Programs of Each Decade Lists

DePaul – # 6 in the 1940's, # 37 in the 1950's, # 15 and in the 1980's.
Xavier - # 34 in the 1950's, # 38 in the 1990's, and # 24 in 2000-2009.
Providence - # 19 in the 1940's, # 31 in the 1970's, and # 39in the 1990's.
Georgetown – # 2 in the 1980's, # 20 in the 1990's, and # 29 in 2000-2009.


2 Decades on the Top 40 Programs of Each Decade Lists

Holy Cross - # 11 in the 1940's and # 24 in the 1950's.
Duquesne - # 19 in the 1940's and # 13 in the 1950's.
Loyola-Chicago - # 27 in the 1940's and # 24 in the 1960's.
Dayton - # 7 in the 1950's and # 7 in the 1960's.
Saint Louis - # 14 in the 1950's and # 18 in the 1960's.
San Francisco - # 22 in the 1950's and # 21 in the 1970's.
Marquette – # 3 in the 1970's and # 32 in 2000-2009.


1 Decade on the Top 40 Programs of Each Decade Lists

The 1950’s: La Salle - # 15 in the 1950's, Niagara - # 33 in the 1950's, Seattle - # 39 in the 1950's, and Fordham - # 40 in the 1950's.
The 1960's: Saint Joseph’s - # 22 in the 1960's and St. Bonaventure - # 36 in the 1960's.
2000-2009: Gonzaga - # 17 in 2000-2009, Boston College - # 35 in 2000-2009, and Butler - # 39 in 2000-2009.

Number of Catholic Schools The ESPN/Sagarin Top 40 Rankings for Each Decade:

The 1940’s - 6
The 1950’s - 13
The 1960’s - 8
The 1970’s - 5
The 1980’s - 5
The 1990’s - 5
2000-2009 - 7

The 1950’s was clearly the Golden Decade for Catholic college basketball.

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4. The Top 40 Programs of Each Decade – 2010-2019

The Top 40 Programs of Each Decade - The 1990's:

20. Georgetown
31. Villanova
32. St. John’s
38. Xavier
39. Providence

The Top 40 Programs of Each Decade - 2000-2009:

24. Xavier
25. Villanova
29. Georgetown
32. Marquette
39. Butler (non-Catholic)

If ESPN/Sagarin publishes a 'Top 40 Programs of Each Decade – 2010-2019' list, which Big East teams might be included?

I won’t attempt to recreate the (good?) work of Jeff Sagarin, but if the NCAA’s RPI Rankings are indicative of 'how good' a given basketball team is, it appears that only Villanova and Xavier would make a 'Top 40 Programs of Each Decade – 2010 to 2019' list.

8-Year Average Final RPI Ranking - Team ( 2009-10 • 2010-11 • 2011-12 • 2012-13 . . . 2013-14 • 2014-15 • 2015-16 • 2016-17 )

32 - Villanova ( 15 • 45 • 120 • 54 . . . 8 • 6 • 2 • 3 )
37 - Xavier ( 17 • 26 • 37 • 95 . . . 56 • 28 • 8 • 27 )

47 – Georgetown - ( 16 • 15 • 14 • 15 . . . 75 • 24 • 103 • 115 )
50 – Butler - ( 7 • 19 • 105 • 21 . . . 154 • 30 • 53 • 13 )
56 - Dayton ( 37 • 80 • 91 • 115 . . . 33 • 29 • 25 • 36 )
68 – Marquette - ( 56 • 49 • 9 • 13 . . . 94 • 145 • 111 • 67 )
71 – Creighton - ( 106 • 113 • 23 • 22 . . . 17 • 157 • 94 • 32 )
85 – Seton Hall - ( 70 • 103 • 69 • 133 . . . 136 • 103 • 23 • 46 )
89 – Providence - ( 147 • 158 • 156 • 86 . . . 46 • 25 • 32 • 61 )

110 – St. John’s - ( 78 • 25 • 153 • 91 . . . 82 • 52 • 245 • 148 )
132 – Saint Louis - ( 80 • 183 • 28 • 17 . . . 19 • 273 • 207 • 247 )
205 – DePaul - ( 217 • 233 • 194 • 204 . . . 157 • 197 • 201 • 236 )

Eight seasons of the present decade have already been played, so 80% of the results are in already, with two seasons left to play.

From what I have read, it appears that # 47 – Georgetown’s Average Final RPI Ranking will get worse over the next two seasons, so the Hoyas are an unlikely candidate to make a Top 40 Teams of 2009-2019 list.

Butler has fielded very good to excellent teams in 6 out of the last 8 seasons, but the Bulldogs # 105 and # 154 RPI Rankings in 2011-12 and 2013-14 respectively puts them on the Top 40 Teams of 2009-2019 bubble.

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5. The ESPN/Sagarin All-Time Rankings - Adjusted through the 2016-17 Season for Dayton and Xavier

In this post, we’ll look at the ESPN/Sagarin All-Time Rankings and adjust them through the 2016-17 season for Dayton and Xavier.

The ESPN/Sagarin All-Time Rankings (1937-2009)

12. Notre Dame
16. St. John’s
21. Villanova
24. Marquette

26. DePaul
42. Georgetown
48. Dayton

53. Saint Louis
56. Saint Joseph’s
59. Xavier
67. Duquesne
71. La Salle
73. Boston College
75. San Francisco

76. Seton Hall
78. Providence
86. Creighton
95. Loyola-Chicago
96. St. Bonaventure
98. Butler (non-Catholic)

ESPN/Sagarin’s methodology (described in Post # 21 above) requires a vast database, so a duplication of their calculations is not practical. However, we do know that their methodology results in a best-to-worst Ranking for all Division I basketball teams. The NCAA’s RPI Rankings aspire to accomplish the same objective, albeit in a more crude, transparent manner. Therefore I will use the NCAA’s RPI Rankings from 2010 through 2017 as a proxy for the ESPN/Sagarin ranking calculations from 2010 through 2017, and as the basis of adjusting the ESPN/Sagarin All-Time Rankings for Dayton and Xavier through the 2016-17 Season.

Note that the following Final RPI Rankings from NCAA.org (usually dated May of each year) are Post-Tournament Final RPI Rankings, which includes a team’s success (or otherwise) in the NCAA Tournament, the NIT, and other post-season tournaments too unimportant to mention. Therefore, Xavier’s three wins in their 2017 NCAA Tournament Elite 8 run are accounted for in the hypothetical calculations which follow.

8-Year Average Final RPI Ranking - Team ( 2009-10 • 2010-11 • 2011-12 • 2012-13 . . . 2013-14 • 2014-15 • 2015-16 • 2016-17 )

56 - Dayton (37 • 80 • 91 • 115 . . . 33 • 29 • 25 • 36 )

37 - Xavier (17 • 26 • 37 • 95 . . . 56 • 28 • 8 • 27 )

Calculations:

Number of seasons included in the ESPN/Sagarin Rankings = 2009 – 1938 = 71 seasons

8-Year Average Final RPI Ranking 2010 to 2017 = 8 seasons

Total number of seasons from 1938 to 2017 = 71 + 8 = 79 total seasons

Weighting factor for ESPN/Sagarin Rankings = (71 seasons) / (79 total seasons) = .899

Weighting factor for 8-Year Average Final RPI Ranking = (8 seasons) / (79 total seasons) = .101

Check: .899 +.101 = 1.000

Adjusted ESPN/Sagarin All-Time Rankings = [(.899) x (ESPN/Sagarin Ranking 1937-2009)] + [(.101) x (8-Year Average Final RPI Ranking 2010 to 2017)]

Dayton’s 2017-Adjusted ESPN/Sagarin All-Time Ranking = [(.899) x (48.)] + [(.101) x (56)] = [43.15 + 5.66] = 49. (Down 1 place from 48 in 2009)

Xavier’s 2017-Adjusted ESPN/Sagarin All-Time Ranking = [(.899) x (59.)] + [(.101) x (37)] = [53.04 + 3.74] = 57. (Up 2 places from 59 in 2009)

Note that the 2017-Adjusted ESPN/Sagarin All-Time Rankings for Dayton and Xavier are based on the knowingly incorrect assumption that Dayton and Xavier are the only two teams that move up or down in the ESPN/Sagarin All-Time Rankings, when the reality is that many other teams may do so as well.

How about Villanova?

Along with Xavier, Villanova has done quite well in recent years, so I will calculate the Wildcats’ 2017-Adjusted ESPN/Sagarin Ranking in the same manner:

8-Year Average Final RPI Ranking - Team ( 2009-10 • 2010-11 • 2011-12 • 2012-13 . . . 2013-14 • 2014-15 • 2015-16 • 2016-17 )

32 - Villanova (15 • 45 • 120 • 54 . . . 8 • 6 • 2 • 3 )

Adjusted ESPN/Sagarin All-Time Rankings = [(.899) x (ESPN/Sagarin Ranking 1937-2009)] + [(.101) x (8-Year Average Final RPI Ranking 2010 to 2017)]

Villanova’s 2017-Adjusted ESPN/Sagarin All-Time Ranking = [(.899) x (21.)] + [(.101) x (32)] = [18.88 + 3.23] = 22. (down 1 place from 21 in 2009)

In the past 8 years, Villanova has hypothetically dropped one place on the list, due to their RPI Ranking of 120 in 2012, illustrating the facts that:

(1) The 79 seasons from 1938 through 2017 mean that the Adjusted ESPN/Sagarin All-Time Rankings show very little volatility. Teams are where they are.

(2) The example hypothetical calculations for Villanova show that a lot of very good seasons can be more than offset by one relatively poor season.

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6. How Much is Your College Basketball Team Worth? and 2016-17 Average Home Attendance

How Much Is Your College Basketball Team Worth? – The Wall Street Journal - March 30, 2017

In an annual study, Ryan Brewer, an assistant professor of finance at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus, assesses what every college team would be worth on the open market if it could be bought and sold like a professional franchise. The study analyzes each program’s revenues and expenses with cash-flow adjustments, risk assessments, and growth projections.

Rank - Team • 2016 Valuation • 2015 Valuation • % Change

21 - Dayton • $88,415,000 • $80,594,000 • +9.70%
28 - Marquette • $71,918,000 • $59,623,000 • +20.60%
29 - Xavier • $70,562,000 • $78,084,000 • -9.60%
47 - Villanova • $50,534,000 • $40,445,000 • +24.90%
52 - Georgetown • $47,910,000 • $42,157,000 • +13.60%
55 - St. John's • $45,213,000 • $55,036,000 • -17.80%
73 - Providence • $31,734,000 • $29,656,000 • +7.00%
74 - Creighton • $31,619,000 • $28,084,000 • +12.60%
81 - Saint Louis • $28,094,000 • $18,570,000 • +51.30%
82 - DePaul • $27,210,000 • $42,911,000 • -36.60%
85 - Seton Hall • $25,715,000 • $27,689,000 • -7.10%
92 - Butler • $22,588,000 • $20,240,000 • +11.60%

2016-17 Average Home Attendance

Creighton – 17,413
Marquette – 13,716
Dayton – 13,018
Xavier – 10,282
Villanova – 10,048
BE Average – 9793
Georgetown - 8497
Providence - 8493
Butler - 8358
St. John's - 8147
Seton Hall -7954
Saint Louis – 5593
DePaul – 4923

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7. Basic School Information from Wikipedia (Schools listed in order of Year Founded.)

Georgetown University - Jesuit (Society of Jesus)

Founded: 1789
Endowment: $1.484 billion
Total Academic Staff: 2,173
Total Number of Students: 17,849 (7,636 Undergraduate and 10,213 Postgraduate)
Campus: Urban, 104 acres

Saint Louis University - Jesuit (Society of Jesus)

Founded: 1818
Endowment: $1.02 billion
Total Academic Staff: 2,200
Total Number of Students: 13,505 (8,687 Undergraduate and 4,818 Postgraduate)
Campus: Urban, 271 acres

Xavier University - Jesuit (Society of Jesus)

Founded: 1831
Endowment: $150.9 million
Total Academic Staff: 667
Total Number of Students: 6,650 (4,485 Undergraduate and 2,165 Postgraduate)
Campus: Urban, 190 acres

Villanova University - Augustinian (Order of Saint Augustine)

Founded: 1842
Endowment: $551.0 million
Total Academic Staff: 545
Total Number of Students: 10,842 (6,999 Undergraduate and 3,843 Postgraduate)
Campus: Suburban, 254 acres

University of Dayton - Society of Mary (Marianists)

Founded: 1850
Endowment: $500.4 million
Total Academic Staff: 1,017
Total Number of Students: 10,549 (8,353 Undergraduate and 2,196 Postgraduate)
Campus: Urban, 388 acres

Butler University - Private Nonsectarian

Founded: 1855
Endowment: $174.0 million
Total Academic Staff: 328
Total Number of Students: 4,667 (4,034 Undergraduate and 633 Postgraduate)
Campus: Urban, 295 acres

Seton Hall University - Diocesan

Founded: 1856
Endowment: $242.7 million
Total Academic Staff: - ? -
Total Number of Students: 10,300 (5,800 Undergraduate and 4,500 Postgraduate)
Campus: Suburban, 58 acres

St. John’s University - Vincentian (Congregation of the Mission)

Founded: 1870
Endowment: $647.9 million
Total Academic Staff: 1,471
Total Number of Students: 21,087 (16,440 Undergraduate and 4,647 Postgraduate)
Campus: Urban, 105 acres

Creighton University - Jesuit (Society of Jesus)]

Founded: 1878
Endowment: $448.5 million
Total Academic Staff: 960
Total Number of Students: 8,435 (4,163 Undergraduate and 4,272 Postgraduate)
Campus: Urban, 132 acres

Marquette University - Jesuit (Society of Jesus)

Founded: 1881
Endowment: $550.1 million
Total Academic Staff: 1,100
Total Number of Students: 12,002 (8,387 Undergraduate and 3,615 Postgraduate)
Campus: Urban, 93 acres

DePaul University - Vincentian (Congregation of the Mission)

Founded: 1898
Endowment: $420.1 million
Total Academic Staff: 950 full-time, 1800 part-time
Total Number of Students: 23,110 (15,407 Undergraduate and 7,703 Postgraduate)
Campus: Urban, 36 acres

Providence College - Dominican (Order of Preachers)

Founded: 1917
Endowment: $213 million
Total Academic Staff: 310
Total Number of Students: 4,550 (3,850 Undergraduate and 700 Postgraduate)
Campus: Urban, 105 acres

7.1 Selected Schools Ranked in order of Endowment Value

$1.484 billion - Georgetown University
$1.02 billion - Saint Louis University

$647.9 million - St. John’s University

$551.0 million - Villanova University
$550.1 million - Marquette University
$500.4 million - University of Dayton
$448.5 million - Creighton University
$420.1 million - DePaul University

$242.7 million - Seton Hall University
$213.0 million - Providence College
$174.0 million - Butler University
$150.9 million - Xavier University

According to Wikipedia, Villanova and Marquette have nearly the same Endowment Value.

7.2 Selected Schools Ranked in order of Total Number of Students

23,110 - DePaul University
21,087 - St. John’s University

17,849 - Georgetown University
13,505 - Saint Louis University
12,002 - Marquette University
10,842 - Villanova University
10,549 - University of Dayton
10,300 - Seton Hall University

8,435 - Creighton University
6,650 - Xavier University
4,667 - Butler University
4,550 - Providence College

7.3 Selected Schools Ranked in order of Number of Undergraduate Students

16,440 - St. John’s University
15,407 - DePaul University

8,687 - Saint Louis University
8,387 - Marquette University
8,353 - University of Dayton
7,636 - Georgetown University
6,999 - Villanova University

5,800 - Seton Hall University
4,485 - Xavier University
4,163 - Creighton University
4,034 - Butler University
3,850 – Providence College

7.4 Selected Schools Ranked in order of Number of Postgraduate Students

10,213 - Georgetown University
7,703 - DePaul University

4,818 - Saint Louis University
4,647 - St. John’s University
4,500 - Seton Hall University
4,272 - Creighton University
3,843 - Villanova University
3,615 - Marquette University

2,196 - University of Dayton
2,165 - Xavier University

700 - Providence College
633 - Butler University

According to Wikipedia, both Georgetown and Creighton have more Postgraduate Students than Undergraduate Students.

7.5 Selected Schools Ranked in order of Campus Size

388 acres - University of Dayton

295 acres - Butler University
271 acres - Saint Louis University
254 acres - Villanova University

190 acres - Xavier University
132 acres - Creighton University
105 acres - Providence College
105 acres - St. John’s University
104 acres - Georgetown University

93 acres - Marquette University
58 acres - Seton Hall University
36 acres - DePaul University

According to Wikipedia, Providence, St. John’s, and Georgetown have the same Campus Size.

The combined Campus Areas of: St. John’s, Georgetown, Marquette, Seton Hall, and DePaul = 105 acres + 104 acres + 93 acres + 58 acres + 36 acres = 396 acres, which is only eight acres more than the 388-acre University of Dayton campus.

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8. Cost of Attendance from CollegeData.com (Schools Ranked in order of Cost of Attendance.)

Georgetown’s Cost of Attendance: $69,923 • Tuition and Fees: $50,547

Villanova’s Cost of Attendance: $65,923 • Tuition and Fees: $49,430

Providence’s Cost of Attendance: $62,840 • Tuition and Fees: $46,970

St. John’s Cost of Attendance: $58,823 • Tuition and Fees: $39,460

Dayton’s Cost of Attendance: $57,370 • Tuition and Fees: $40,940

Seton Hall’s Cost of Attendance: $56,890 • Tuition and Fees: $39,558

Saint Louis’ Cost of Attendance: $55,536 • Tuition and Fees: $40,726

Butler’s Cost of Attendance: $54,740 • Tuition and Fees: $38,360

DePaul’s Cost of Attendance: $54,465 • Tuition and Fees: $37,020

Marquette’s Cost of Attendance: $53,218 • Tuition and Fees: $38,470

Creighton’s Cost of Attendance: $52,206 • Tuition and Fees: $37,606

Xavier’s Cost of Attendance: $50,880 • Tuition and Fees: $36,150

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9. Academic Admissions Information from CollegeData.com (Ranked in order of Range of ACT Scores.)

Georgetown University - Admissions - CollegeData.com

Overall Admission Rate: 17% of 19,478 applicants were admitted = 3,358 admitted students.
Students Enrolled: 1,665 (50%) of 3,358 admitted students enrolled.

ACT Scores of Enrolled Freshmen
Range of Middle 50%: 30-34
Score of 30 – 36: 77%
Score of 24 – 29: 20%
Score of 18 – 23: 3%
Score of 12 - 17: 0%

Villanova University - Admissions - CollegeData.com

Overall Admission Rate: 48% of 16,206 applicants were admitted = 7,761 admitted students.
Students Enrolled: 1,818 (23%) of 7,761 admitted students enrolled.

ACT Scores of Enrolled Freshmen
Range of Middle 50%: 29-32
Score of 30 – 36: 60%
Score of 24 – 29: 36%
Score of 18 – 23: 4%
Score of 12 - 17: 0%

Saint Louis - Admissions - CollegeData.com

Overall Admission Rate 63% of 13,216 applicants were admitted = admitted students.
Students Enrolled: 2,197 (27%) of 8,273 admitted students enrolled.

ACT Scores of Enrolled Freshmen
Range of Middle 50%: 25-31
Score of 30 – 36: 36%
Score of 24 – 29: 51%
Score of 18 – 23: 13%
Score of 12 - 17: 0%

Butler University - Admissions - CollegeData.com

Overall Admission Rate 70% of 9,943 applicants were admitted = 7,003 admitted students.
Students Enrolled: 1,036 (15%) of 7,003 admitted students enrolled.

ACT Scores of Enrolled Freshmen
Range of Middle 50%: 25-30
Score of 30 – 36: 27%
Score of 24 – 29 57%
Score of 18 – 23 15%
Score of 12 - 17: 0%

Marquette University - Admissions - CollegeData.com

Overall Admission Rate: 74% of 20,486 applicants were admitted = 15,202 admitted students.
Students Enrolled: 2,035 (13%) of 15,202 admitted students enrolled.

ACT Scores of Enrolled Freshmen
Range of Middle 50%: 24-30
Score of 30 – 36: 26%
Score of 24 – 29: 57%
Score of 18 – 23: 18%
Score of 12 - 17: 0%

Creighton University - Admissions - CollegeData.com

Overall Admission Rate: 70% of 9,747 applicants were admitted = 6,870 admitted students.
Students Enrolled: 1,158 (17%) of 6,870 admitted students enrolled.

ACT Scores of Enrolled Freshmen
Range of Middle 50%: 24-29
Score of 30 – 36: 25%
Score of 24 – 29: 56%
Score of 18 – 23: 19%
Score of 12 - 17: 0%

University of Dayton - Admissions - CollegeData.com

Overall Admission Rate: 58% of 16,968 applicants were admitted = 9,760 admitted students.
Students Enrolled: 2,604 (27%) of 9,760 admitted students enrolled.

ACT Scores of Enrolled Freshmen
Range of Middle 50%: 24-29
Score of 30 - 36: 24%
Score of 24 - 29: 56%
Score of 18 – 23: 20%
Score of 12 - 17: 0%

Providence College - Admissions - CollegeData.com

Overall Admission Rate: Not reported.
Students Enrolled: Not reported.

ACT Scores of Enrolled Freshmen
Range of Middle 50%: 23-28
Score of 30 – 36: 15%
Score of 24 – 29: 55%
Score of 18 – 23: 29%
Score of 12 – 17: 1%

DePaul University - Admissions - CollegeData.com

Overall Admission Rate: 72% of 19,628 applicants were admitted = 14,129 admitted students.
Students Enrolled: 2,519 (18%) of 14,129 admitted students enrolled.

ACT Scores of Enrolled Freshmen
Range of Middle 50%: 22-28
Score of 30 – 36: 14%
Score of 24 – 29: 52%
Score of 18 – 23: 32%
Score of 12 – 17: 2%

St. John’s University - Admissions - CollegeData.com

Overall Admission Rate: 65% of 36,105 applicants were admitted = 23,431 admitted students.
3,578 (15%) Students Enrolled: 3,578 (15%) of 23,431 admitted students enrolled.

ACT Scores of Enrolled Freshmen
Range of Middle 50%: 22-27
Score of 30 – 36: 13%
Score of 24 – 29: 45%
Score of 18 – 23: 41%
Score of 12 – 17: 1%

Xavier University - Admissions - CollegeData.com

Overall Admission Rate: 73% of 11,605 applicants were admitted = 8,489 admitted students.
Students Enrolled: 1,291 (15%) of 8,489 admitted students enrolled.

ACT Scores of Enrolled Freshmen
Range of Middle 50%: 22-27
Score of 30 - 36: 11%
Score of 24 - 29: 53%
Score of 18 - 23: 35%
Score of 12 - 17: 1%

Seton Hall University - Admissions - CollegeData.com

Overall Admission Rate: 79% of 10,730 applicants were admitted = 8,498 admitted students.
Students Enrolled: 1,759 (21%) of 8,498 admitted students enrolled.

ACT Scores of Enrolled Freshmen
Range of Middle 50%: 22-27
Score of 30 – 36: 6%
Score of 24 – 29: 60%
Score of 18 – 23: 32%
Score of 12 – 17: 2%

Only 3 of the schools listed above had more than 25% of the students who were admitted enrol at the school: Georgetown (50%), Saint Louis (27%) and Dayton (27%). The percentage of students who were admitted then enrolled is an indicator of the value of the offer to the student making the decision.

It should be noted that many applicants to Ivy League Schools also apply to Georgetown and Villanova, so those two schools are routinely competing for (and enrolling) the county’s most intellectually-gifted high school students (unlike the other 10 schools listed above).

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10. ACADEMIC RANKINGS OF SELECTED UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

Some third-party websites use factual information (such as that above) and other specified criteria to establish their Rankings of Catholic Schools:

50 Best Catholic Colleges - Best-Catholic-Colleges.com

Welcome to Best-Catholic-Colleges.com, your friendly source of facts about Catholic schools in USA. With our site you will find contact information, majors availability, and diploma selection, as well as nationwide, regional, and state rankings, campus safety ratings, and lists of local competitors for 253 Catholic schools.

Unlike many other sites promoting Catholic schools, our site is not sponsored by any school or college group. This allows us to remain unbiased when analyzing various governmental and independent sources of college data and to provide both positive and negative information about Catholic schools.

Click on a school’s name to display a webpage which shows:

• Programs Ratings 2014-2015
• Overall School Rankings 2015
• Programs Rankings 2015
• USA National Rankings
• Contact Information
• Location Map
• Majors Offered (and a lot more)

2015 Ranking - Top 50 Catholic schools:

2. Georgetown University
4. DePaul University
7. St. John's University
8. Villanova University
9. Marquette University
10. Saint Louis University
12. University of Dayton
18. Seton Hall University
22. Creighton University
28. Xavier University
40. Providence College

2017 Best Catholic Colleges in America - Niche.com Best Catholic Colleges

The 2017 Best Catholic Colleges ranking is based on key statistics and student reviews using data from the U.S. Department of Education. The top-ranked Catholic colleges are leading academic institutions that offer students an education and college experience rooted in Catholic traditions and faith.
Click here to read more on how this ranking was calculated.

Click on a school’s name to display a webpage which shows:

• A detailed map of the campus area and vicinity.
• Overall Niche Grade and individual grades for Academics, Value, Diversity, Campus, Athletics, and Party Scene.
• View Full Report Card containing individual grades for Professors, Location, Dorms, Campus Food, Student Life, and Safety.
• National Overall Rankings in selected fields of education.
• University Type, Athletic Division, Athletic Conference, University Address, and the university’s Official Website link.
• Admissions: Acceptance Rate, SAT Range, and ACT Range
• And more interesting categories and information sections too numerous to list.

2017 Ranking - Top 168 Catholic Schools

Rank. School • Overall Niche Grade • Acceptance Rate • Net Price • SAT Range

2. Georgetown University • Overall Niche Grade: A+ • Acceptance Rate: 17% • Net Price: $25,786 • SAT Range: 1320-1520
6. Villanova University • Overall Niche Grade: A • Acceptance Rate: 49% • Net Price: $32,704 • SAT Range: 1220-1400
8. Marquette University • Overall Niche Grade: A • Acceptance Rate: 67% • Net Price: $32,900 • SAT Range: 1100-1290
9. University of Dayton • Overall Niche Grade: A • Acceptance Rate: 59% • Net Price: $32,965 • SAT Range: 1040-1250
10. Providence College • Overall Niche Grade: A • Acceptance Rate: 63% • Net Price: $33,825 • SAT Range: 1050-1260
12. Creighton University • Overall Niche Grade: A • Acceptance Rate: 73% • Net Price: $28,551 • SAT Range: 1070-1295
17. DePaul University • Overall Niche Grade: A • Acceptance Rate: 70% • Net Price: $29,756 • SAT Range: 1050-1260
19. Saint Louis University • Overall Niche Grade: A • Acceptance Rate: 61% • Net Price: $33,812 • SAT Range: 1090-1320
29. Xavier University • Overall Niche Grade: A- • Acceptance Rate: 73% • Net Price: $28,111 • SAT Range: 980-1200
40. Seton Hall University • Overall Niche Grade: B+ • Acceptance Rate: 76% • Net Price: $26,585 • SAT Range: 1040-1220
49. St. John's University • Overall Niche Grade: B+ • Acceptance Rate: 63% • Net Price: $27,923 • SAT Range: 990-1210

Other third-party, school-sponsored websites publish their ersatz rankings of Catholic Schools with large, colorful paintings of each college campus, and short, very pleasant descriptions of each school in large font and simple words, but do not claim to base their 'rankings' on any factual information.
This is a classic example of such a website:

75 BEST CATHOLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, 2016 – CollegeChoice.net (financed by participating schools).

Out of the 75 schools 'ranked' by CollegeChoice.net, only the advertisement for No. 3 Villanova contains any quantified information about their Academics. In the old days, we used to call this "the yellow pages". Meet the CollegeChoice.net Team - the experts in non-quantitative analysis: Katie Brownell Amondson (manager of a youth crisis shelter in Eugene, Oregon), Robert Hand (has taken Editing classes at the University of California, Berkeley and has conducted numerous campus visits across the United States), and Cate Mackenzie (has a BA and MFA in writing, and lives in Oregon’s Willamette Valley).


Forbes - America's Top 650 Colleges – 2017 Rankings

# 21 - Georgetown University (#14 in Research Universities)

# 73 - Villanova University (#37 in Research Universities)

# 151 - Providence College

# 171 - University of Dayton (#85 in Research Universities)

# 173 - Marquette University (#86 in Research Universities)

# 190 - Creighton University

# 199 - Saint Louis University (#100 in Research Universities)

# 247 - Butler University

# 254 - Xavier University

# 279 - DePaul University (#133 in Research Universities)

# 281 - Seton Hall University (#134 in Research Universities)

# 464 - St. John's University (#189 in Research Universities)
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To Conclude:

The voluminous amount of factual information posted above demonstrates beyond doubt that Dayton and Saint Louis are peer institutions with the Big East schools. Dayton had a good 4-year run under Archie Miller, and has a new experienced, accomplished head coach in UD alumnus Anthony Grant, who should bring continued success and long-term stability to the Flyer’s basketball program.

Saint Louis Billikens Pick Up Five-Star Recruit Carte’are Gordon - Patrick Karraker - Arch Authority - October 26, 2016

Travis Ford has Saint Louis Recruiting at an Unprecedented Level - Jeff Eisenberg - The Dagger - October 26, 2016

Saint Louis’ Travis Ford has been out-recruiting both Dayton and VCU. The Billikens’ immediate future looks very bright, but the 47-year-old Ford played basketball for Kentucky, and was head coach at Oklahoma State for 8 seasons. Ford has no previous ties to Saint Louis, and may be eyeing a return to big-time basketball if he is successful in rebuilding the Billikens into an A10 contender.

Previously posted on The Dayton Thread…

As I have repeatedly posted, the Big East is optimal with 10 teams for the foreseeable future, and there is no reason to expand unless and until Fox Sports makes the Big East a lucrative offer that is very difficult to turn down. That may be the case after the current TV contract expires eight years from now, but highly unlikely before then.

Even As ESPN Cuts Costs, An ACC Network Could Be Money Well Spent - Forbes - May 10, 2017

ACC, ESPN Still Bullish on Conference Network – Street & Smith’s Sports Business Daily Journal - June 26, 2017

With ESPN’s ACC Network going live for the 2019-20 season and the ACC going to a 20-game conference schedule, there will be considerable commercial pressure on Fox Sports to increase their inventory of basketball games, which may result in Fox Sports encouraging the Big East to expand to 12 schools in 2024-25 (or possibly sooner). But at present, the Big East is showing no interest whatsoever in expansion, and that will remain the case until we officially hear otherwise.

Related thread: Conference Realignment Thread v. 2017 - 462 posts dated January 1 to August 24, 2017

Related thread: History of the Former Dayton-Xavier Rivalry - HLOH Off Topic forum - September 7, 2017