You can pick apart USNWR and I’m not the biggest fan of them either, but there are several other ranking publications that have these same schools at the top as well. Are they all wrong and misguided, probably not. Also, check out the Times World Rankings. I believe they use some of the best methodology. I think the best return on investment rankings for college, like the Princeton Review, are very valuable as well as they look at graduate outcome and salaries. There are also publication showing what schools have the most graduates employed at the biggest Tech and Engineering firms. I also find these more valuable than USNWR. But, yes none are perfect. But they can be good resources for the OP when picking the best option.
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