<p>So, surprisingly, Stanford lags in faculty resources rank (#12) and financial resources rank (#12 - on average spent per student).</p>
<p>UChicago, on the other hand, is #2 for faculty resources, and #7 for financial resources. These two metrics are 30% of the overall score. </p>
<p>I imagine this disparity is because Stanford is a larger institution (~20k students), and therefore perhaps spends less per student?</p>
<p>(Stanford also has more classes with above 50 students and fewer classes with below 20 students. Sort of silly metrics, but there you are.)</p>
<p>Either way, it’s very strange that MIT and Stanford lag in these rankings. I love UChicago, and I think Columbia is a great school too, but I’d imagine these are more in the #6-7 range, rather than in the top 5.</p>