Top 100 World Universities 2013-14 (THE Rankings)

[beyphy]

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It seems medical schools can distort ratings like this since medical research is so much more expensive than other academic fields… UT Austin vs UCLA is another example. In most academic fields, they’re ranked almost the same, with each having strengths over the other. Yet UCLA has a medical school and is ranked much higher than Austin. Will be interesting to see the effect, if any, when UT Austin opens its medical school in the near future.

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<p>UCLA’s medical school isn’t the only health science it does well in. UCLA’s hospital ranks 5th in the nation. It also has the best hospital on the west coast, a position it’s had for nearly 30 years.</p>

<p>It’s dental school is also among the best in the nation, and its medical school will likely increase significantly in quality due to Geffen’s 100m donation for scholarships.</p>

<p>Sure, UTA and UCLA may not be much different in graduate programs, but there are a number of other programs universities can have other than just graduate programs. I imagine that health sciences generate a ton of research, and this is what gives UCLA an edge in the THE ranking.</p>

<p>Furthermore, UCLA is in the second tier of universities (also includes Princeton, TokyoU, and Yale) with strong reputations, which certainly gives it a boost within the ranking. UCLA’s reputation scores it 35 points; Austin reputation gives it around 11 points.</p>