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sac · 05-08-2008, 02:07 PM

I agree with kmatimber2. Also, the revealed preference ranking is based on what schools students pick among those they've applied to. There is an earlier preference at work when choosing where to apply. And, in the end, it just tells you something about your fellow USNWR-influenced high school students rather than the college.

If you're going to use rankings, it's important to know whether the measures they choose as important are important to you.

Columbia was ranked no. 1 in 2007 by the Center for Measuring University Performance.The Center for Measuring University Performance
This is based on research and endowment dollars, number of faculty in the National Academies, among other measures which you can read in their report. Obviously, this excludes LACs. But if you are headed to a research university, it's a ranking that tells you much more than the revealed preference of high school students. Here are the first five, in order, from 2007.
1. Columbia
2. Harvard
3. MIT
4. Stanford
5. U of Penn

05-08-2008, 02:07 PM	#8
sac Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 1,329	I agree with kmatimber2. Also, the revealed preference ranking is based on what schools students pick among those they've applied to. There is an earlier preference at work when choosing where to apply. And, in the end, it just tells you something about your fellow USNWR-influenced high school students rather than the college. If you're going to use rankings, it's important to know whether the measures they choose as important are important to you. Columbia was ranked no. 1 in 2007 by the Center for Measuring University Performance.The Center for Measuring University Performance This is based on research and endowment dollars, number of faculty in the National Academies, among other measures which you can read in their report. Obviously, this excludes LACs. But if you are headed to a research university, it's a ranking that tells you much more than the revealed preference of high school students. Here are the first five, in order, from 2007. 1. Columbia 2. Harvard 3. MIT 4. Stanford 5. U of Penn Last edited by sac; 05-08-2008 at 02:23 PM.