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Oregon State University of Corvallis, Ore., and Southern University and A&M College of Baton Rouge, La., on Oct. 11, 2017, were added to the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings for 2018. The schools weren't included in the rankings when they were published on Sept. 26, 2017, because data required for their inclusion weren't available due to a data-processing error. Oregon State University has been added to the ranking at 306, in a tie with four other schools at that rank. Southern University and A&M College has been added to the ranking in a grouping of schools whose ranks are below the rank of 800. Specific ranks aren't assigned to schools whose ranking is lower than 500.
The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings for University of Colorado Denver was changed to No. 247 from No. 241 on Jan. 9, 2018, to reflect combined data for that campus as well as for University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Certain U.S. Department of Education data for the campuses have been combined in recent years. The original ranking calculation for University of Colorado Denver had been made using some data that reflected UC Denver and some data that reflected UC Denver and Anschutz. The institution is now ranked as University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. Its Outcomes rank has been adjusted to 325 from 311.
Oregon State University of Corvallis, Ore., and Southern University and A&M College of Baton Rouge, La., on Oct. 11, 2017, were added to the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings for 2018. The schools weren't included in the rankings when they were published on Sept. 26, 2017, because data required for their inclusion weren't available due to a data-processing error. Oregon State University has been added to the ranking at 306, in a tie with four other schools at that rank. Southern University and A&M College has been added to the ranking in a grouping of schools whose ranks are below the rank of 800. Specific ranks aren't assigned to schools whose ranking is lower than 500.
The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings for University of Colorado Denver was changed to No. 247 from No. 241 on Jan. 9, 2018, to reflect combined data for that campus as well as for University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Certain U.S. Department of Education data for the campuses have been combined in recent years. The original ranking calculation for University of Colorado Denver had been made using some data that reflected UC Denver and some data that reflected UC Denver and Anschutz. The institution is now ranked as University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. Its Outcomes rank has been adjusted to 325 from 311.
Undergraduate enrollment at Bates College was revised on Sept. 24, 2018, to 1,773 for the 2014-15 academic year, on a full-time-equivalent basis. The figure had been incorrectly reported as 509, based on an incorrect figure published in the Education Department's IPEDS database. Academic spending per student was corrected to $29,420 from $114,270.
