<p>cockatiel:</p>
<p>It sounds like the rank system used (by major) is the Gourman Report. Gourman’s ranks are designed in such a way that a lot of large schools are favored, because (to my understanding) the Gourman ranks consider faculty size, library size, etc.</p>
<p>Undergraduate ranks by major are, IMO, pretty silly, especially for a school like Chicago, which places within the top 5-10-15 regarding almost every major imaginable. What’s the difference in the quality education between Chicago and Decent State? It’s going to have a lot more to do with the students and their capabilities than the professors and their capabilities.</p>