<p>Does anyone Know Dartmouth’s peer assessment ranking as given by US News and World Reports? and how does this ranking compare to the other IVy league schools and top universities?</p>
<p>Its a 4.5 I think, but this is mainly a function of its undergrad focus and lack of graduate programs. In terms of graduate placement, recruitment, etc Dartmouth is one of the top 7 schools in the country.</p>
<p>Where does the peer assessment score come from?</p>
<p>Peer Assessment. </p>
<p>How the school is regarded by administrators at peer institutions. A school’s peer assessment score is determined by surveying the presidents, provosts, and deans of admissions (or equivalent positions) at institutions in the school’s category. Each individual was asked to rate peer schools’ undergraduate academic programs on a scale from 1 (marginal) to 5 (distinguished). Those individuals who did not know enough about a school to evaluate it fairly were asked to mark “don’t know.” A school’s score is the average score of all the respondents who rated it. Responses of “don’t know” counted neither for nor against a school. The survey was conducted in the spring of 2005, and about 57 percent of those surveyed responded.</p>
<p>The peer assessment scores seem particularly meaningless in the context of college rankings. It seems fairly unscientific and unimportant. Asking the president and provosts at Dartmouth which school they rate higher (Brown or Williams) seems no more valuable information to have than the opinions of the average guidance counselor. Asking Dean of admissions at these schools; however, is an aspect where I do see some merit.</p>