<p><a href=“https://oira.auburn.edu/about/publications/usnews2011_FINAL.pdf[/url]”>https://oira.auburn.edu/about/publications/usnews2011_FINAL.pdf</a></p>
<p>from the Auburn.edu site</p>
<p>Note that many of the measurements taken by US News to come up with the 2011 ranking, looks at data from as far back as 2007. You can see what years were used at the bottom of each selected measure’s page. So the rankings do not necessarily reflect the strength of a school at this exact moment in time. </p>
<p>I imagine for example, that UA will outrank AU in Alumni giving percentage in the coming years given the success of UA football, relative to AU football, since 2008.</p>