Please explain: BC #35, BU #57...?

calendarxgirl
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:09:47 +0000

Hah sorry if this is an obvious question I’m asking; I’m not from the area…
Why is the discrepancy so huge between these two schools (in rank)? I’m referring to the USNews Report list of the top national universities.

When I first saw this list, I assumed BU was much worse than BC but their stats are actually around the same, if not better. The only thing is, BU has a really high acceptance rate compared to BC (BU=55%, BC=38%). Is that the reason BU is so much lower?

I’m very curious about this as I’m seriously considering a school in the Boston area. Thanks to all that can help!