| I'm not saying that either list is is perfect (hopefully no one is basing any decisions on these lists), but I think the forbes list of LAC shows how the forbes list comes through in some very important areas.
example: barnard at #8- USNWR looks only at Barnards resources, even though barnard students benefit from the resources of columbia, resulting in their low ranking of 30. Forbes attempts to look at things like student satisfaction and success of graduates (barnard has some very successful grads) to try to get a more personal feel for a school. |