4 colleges ranked by the research strength of their Education faculty — a 0–100 blend of bibliometric quality, top-decile stars, federal R&D funding, and academic notability. Research output, not teaching quality. Reference corpus: 280 faculty. Data as of 2026-07-02.
| # | College | Research Strength | Coverage | Median h | FY24 R&D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Rochester Regional · #44 41 matched faculty; median h-index 10; $2m FY24 R&D; led by David Figlio (h-index 53). | 48 | A | 10 | $2m |
| 2 | Auburn University State Flagship · #105 30 matched faculty; median h-index 8; $4m FY24 R&D; led by Margaret Flores (h-index 26). | 45 | A | 8.5 | $4m |
| 3 | University of Kentucky Selective Public · #127 19 matched faculty; median h-index 13; $2m FY24 R&D; led by Susan Chambers Cantrell (h-index 17). | 40 | A | 13 | $2m |
| 4 | University of Mississippi Selective Public · #162 25 matched faculty; median h-index 5; $4m FY24 R&D; led by Joe Sweeney (h-index 30). | 32 | C | 5 | $4m |
Research Strength (0–100) blends four components, re-normalized over whichever are available for each college: Quality 45%, Stars 25%, Funding 20%, Notability 10%. Each college's faculty in Education are matched to OpenAlex research records; scores use field-relative percentiles across these 192 colleges, not all US institutions. A college needs at least four matched faculty to be ranked.
Research Strength Rankings v1.0 · as of 2026-07-02.