<p>"Yup, its unfair to harvard, yale, etc., as West Point is in a league of its own. "</p>
<p>Agreed. I couldn’t survive as I am now at West Point.
Thus poses the difficulty of ranking colleges. How does one rate one institution over another if they attract such different types of students and are founded on different educational goals?</p>
<p>I.E. Julliard cannot be ranked against Harvard, quite obviously.</p>