QS World University Rankings 2012

Brian1
Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:53:22 +0000

^Peers disagree with you.



What is the QS methodology?

QS selected the following indicators and weights. A much more detailed review of the methodology is available at [QS World University*Rankings | QS Intelligence Unit](http://www.iu.qs.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings).


Academic Peer Review 40%
Global Employer Review 10%
Citations Per Faculty 20%
International Student Ratio 5%
International Faculty Ratio 5%
Faculty Student Ratio 20%




The quality of MIT students is also higher. MIT has a much narrower interquartile range. Harvard’s 25th percentiles are low, probably due to legacy admits.