Is Columbia not a great school or something?

datalook
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 11:56:31 +0000

US NEWS 2012 graduate school rankings
[Best Graduate Schools | Top Graduate Programs | US News Education](http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools)

professional schools

business school: Stanford (S) 1, Columbia (C) 8
medical school: S 4, C 8
education school: S 4, C 5
engineering school: S 2, C 15
law school: S 2, C 4

Stanford swept Columbia, score 5:0

science

biology: S 1, C 15
math: S 2, C 10
physics: S 1, C 11
chemistry: S 4, C 10
computer: S 1, C 17
earth science: S 4, C 5
statistics: S 1, C 22

Stanford swept Columbia, with a score 7:0

humanities and social science

economics: S 5, C 10
English: S 2, C 4
history: S 1, C 7
politics: S 1, C 7
psycology: S 1, C 17
Sociology: S 5, C 11

Stanford swept Columbia, with a score 6:0

To be fair, Columbia is still a top university, a solid top 10. But it is no contest when compared to the mighty Stanford.