Top ten physics departments in fractional improvement in perceived quality (NRC 1995)

  1. University of Texas at Arlington, .365
  2. Old Dominion University, .312
  3. UNIVERSITY of ALABAMA, .264
  4. University of Nevada at Reno, .221
  5. Colorado School of Mines, .209
  6. Florida State University, .203
  7. University of Florida, .197
  8. Ohio State University, .195
  9. University of Miami, .192
  10. Boston University, .192

The data on the 5-year change in perceived quality was reprinted in the Chronicle of Higher Education, September 22, 1995.

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