How much did U$C pay US News rankings for this

Colleges & Universities University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>[National</a> Universities Rankings - Best College - Education - US News](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/national-universities-rankings]National”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/national-universities-rankings)</p>

<p>Ridiculous…</p>

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<p>You’d be surprised how much money does come into play in the rankings.</p>

<p>“…average spending per full-time-equivalent student on instruction, research, public service, academic support, student services, institutional support, and operations and maintenance (for public institutions only)”</p>

<p>“The average percentage of undergraduate alumni of record who donated money to the college or university.”</p>

<p>“The average faculty pay and benefits are adjusted for regional differences in cost of living.”</p>

<p>[Methodology:</a> Undergraduate Ranking Criteria and Weights - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/best-colleges/2010/08/17/methodology-undergraduate-ranking-criteria-and-weights-2011.html]Methodology:”>http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/best-colleges/2010/08/17/methodology-undergraduate-ranking-criteria-and-weights-2011.html)</p>

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<p>$$$Take special note on the second point$$$</p>

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<p>All this ranting is futile and pointless. -.-</p>

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<p>How much they paid US News? None. They just have a lot of support from endowments.</p>

<p>The US News rankings focus on a lot of factors not as related to academics like financial resources (10%), alumni giving (5%) and faculty resources (20%) which is comprised of things like faculty compensation, class size, and student/faculty ratio. Private schools will naturally have higher marks in these categories simply because they have more support financially. And by financially I mean this in the best way because the more resources you have, the more you can improve.</p>

<p>I’m not mad about the rankings–we’re in a tight spot budget-wise. If you read about UCLA’s endowments, all you’d see is decrease here and decrease there. It’s saddening, really.</p>

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<p>We can’t rely on the just government for money. Now it’s all about help from the alumni too. So graduate and give back! Hahaha.</p>

<p>It’s a different story if you wanted to strictly talk about worldwide academic rankings, though. Hint: check out THE QS rankings and their methodology. ;)</p>

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<p>Great title.</p>

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<p>**no one is listening!!</p>

<p>Welcome to cc, where people care about rediculous ranking systems. **</p>

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<p>*ridiculous :)</p>