Editing Big Ten Conference (section)

==Academics==

All current members of the Big Ten are doctorate-granting universities.

Former conference commissioner [[Jim Delany]] said in 2010 that membership in the [[Association of American Universities]] is "an important part of who we are."<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2011-04-29 |title=Nebraska loses AAU status |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/26078/nebraska-loses-aau-status |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> All current members of the Big Ten, other than the [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln]], are members of the AAU. Nebraska was a member of the AAU when it was admitted to the Big Ten, but lost this status shortly afterwards.<ref name=":4" />

The following table shows National University rank by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' {{as of|2023|lc=yes}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=2023–2024 Best National University Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities }}</ref>

Also indicated is membership in the [[Association of American Universities]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aau.edu/sites/default/files/AAU-Files/Who-We-Are/AAU%20Member%20Universities%20listed%20by%20year_updated%202023.pdf|title=American Association of University Member List|date=November 20, 2024 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center"
|+Academics at members of the Big Ten Conference
|-
!scope="col"| Institution
!scope="col"| National university rank
!scope="col"| AAU member
|-
!scope="row"| {{sort|Nor|[[Northwestern University]]}}
| 6
| {{yes}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[University of California, Los Angeles]]
| 15
| {{yes}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{sort|Mich|[[University of Michigan]]}}
| 21
| {{yes}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[University of Southern California]]
| 28
| {{yes}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{sort|Ill|[[University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign]]}}
| 35
| {{yes}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{sort|Wisc|[[University of Wisconsin–Madison]]}}
| 35
| {{yes}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{sort|Rutg|[[Rutgers University]]}}
| 40
| {{yes}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[University of Washington]]
| 40
| {{yes}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{sort|Ohio|[[Ohio State University]]}}
| 43
| {{yes}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{sort|Pur|[[Purdue University]]}}
| 43
| {{yes}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{sort|Mary|[[University of Maryland, College Park]]}}
| 46
| {{yes}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{sort|Minn|[[University of Minnesota]]}}
| 53
| {{yes}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{sort|MichSt|[[Michigan State University]]}}
| 60
| {{yes}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{sort|Penn|[[Pennsylvania State University]]}}
| 60
| {{yes}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{sort|Ind|[[Indiana University Bloomington]]}}
| 73
| {{yes}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{sort|Iowa|[[University of Iowa]]}}
| 93
| {{yes}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[University of Oregon]]
| 98
| {{yes}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{sort|Neb|[[University of Nebraska–Lincoln]]}}
| 159
| {{no}}
|}