Think Tank Ranks Schools

Jrock
Sat, 08 Jan 2005 15:06:21 +0000

there is no one true ranking.
universities differ in the strengths of their undergrad programs. talk about engineering - Caltech, MIT, Stanford.
talk about the arts & sciences - Harvard, Amherst, Smith, Yale
talk about architecture - Rice, USC
med - JHU etc

also unis differ in sports achievement, community involvement, student life and many other factors.

many low ranking unis advertise first positions in one category or the other.

but the most prestigious university in the world is Harvard. On par are Oxford (in Britain) and Princeton.
Yale and Penn may even be better, but they are not the ‘finest’. Even 9 year olds know Harvard in my home.

top LAC - Smith, Amherst. (first ladies)

basically, if you wanna do tech, comp or eng related stuff at the best - Oxford (in Britain)
the best of the sciences and arts - Harvard.