<p>It seems like college rankings really sell. Magazines all over the place are doing rankings now.</p>
<p>(1-25)
1 Harvard University</p>
<h1>Yale University</h1>
<h1>Stanford University</h1>
<h1>Princeton University</h1>
<h1>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</h1>
<h1>Columbia University</h1>
<h1>Cooper Union</h1>
<h1>Dartmouth College</h1>
<h1>United States Naval Academy</h1>
<p>10 Brown University</p>
<h1>Pomona College</h1>
<h1>California Institute of Technology</h1>
<h1>University of Pennsylvania</h1>
<h1>United States Air Force Academy</h1>
<h1>United States Military Academy</h1>
<h1>Williams College</h1>
<h1>Amherst College</h1>
<h1>Bowdoin College</h1>
<h1>University of Notre Dame</h1>
<p>20 Claremont McKenna College</p>
<h1>Swarthmore College</h1>
<h1>Duke University</h1>
<h1>Middlebury College</h1>
<h1>Cornell University</h1>
<h1>Rice University</h1>
<p>[The</a> 25 Most Desirable Schools - Newsweek - Education](<a href=“http://education.newsweek.com/2010/09/12/the-25-most-desirable-schools.all.html]The”>http://education.newsweek.com/2010/09/12/the-25-most-desirable-schools.all.html)</p>
<p>Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain! The Great and Powerful Oz says go back and get the broom! Go get the broom!</p>
<p>Yeah these rankings are seriously getting out of hand</p>
<p>Where is Bemidji State University on this list? </p>
<p>Does their methodology account for the fact that BSU accounting graduates pass the CPA exam at a higher rate than the state average? Or that the campus includes a 240-acre private forest?</p>
<p>Joining the military is highly desirable?</p>
<p>mixing national universities, liberal art colleges, and military academies is rediculous; they are way too different to compare as simply as this list suggests.</p>
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“Joining the military is highly desirable?” </p>
<p>Certainly not for me or my S. He wouldn’t hace accepted even if admission had been offered to him without applying. And saying the education you receive at military academies is free is a mistake; I can’t imagine a more expensive school than the one that demands five years of your life after graduation, and may put it at risk besides.</p>
<p>That said, I do honor students that are interested in the military. If it weren’t for them, neither my S or I could have the choices we do.</p>
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"mixing national universities, liberal art colleges, and military academies is rediculous; they are way too different to compare as simply as this list suggests. "</p>
<p>I disagree. The list is supposed to rank desirability only. I guess you could include almost anything in the list. ;)</p>
<p>I find it very revealing how many of these schools are evaluated by alumni and current students on certain “other” sites. There seems to be a great divide between those schools which offer an excellent education and those who simply <em>project</em> that image extremely well. I’m certainly not speaking from a position of authority or certainty, but it does appear to me that many of the most prestigious schools, including top ivies, suffer from this syndrome…mainly due to graduate students getting the majority of the attention.</p>
<p>What you would expect. A lot of top private schools in the northeast, and few schools in the midwest/south.</p>