Magazine ranks ND 13th for academic/athletic excellence | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Magazine ranks ND 13th for academic/athletic excellence Magazine ranks ND 13th for academic/athletic excellence Published: December 05, 2007 Author: Dennis Brown The University of Notre Dame is ranked 13th in STACK magazines inaugural survey of the colleges and universities with the best combination of academic and athletic excellence. Published in the magazines November/December issue, the survey is the first ranking of the countrys 50 leading college sports programs based on academics, athletic opportunity and overall performance. The survey, which also includes specific rankings for 14 sports, is available online at http://elite50.stack.com/.. The surveys methodology included overall academic rankings based upon U.S. News&World Reports annualAmericas Best Collegessurvey, athlete graduation rates, national sport-specific rankings, championship history, professional successes, atmosphere, and coaching staff tenure. In addition to the overall and sport-specific rankings, the magazines survey also enables athletes and parents to evaluate schools in side-by-side comparisons. The top 15 universities are: North Carolina, Stanford, Texas, UCLA, Duke, Florida, Michigan, USC, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Virginia, Notre Dame, Georgia, Cal, and Tennessee. STACK provides information and entertainment to high school athletes through its 500,000 circulation magazine, a Web site and other media. TopicID: 25727 Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn