UMICH, UIUC, or UW Madison

Alexandre
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:03:47 +0000

goldenboy, I have no issues with those rankings, although I find the concept of having NYU ranked up there with the likes of Stanford and Princeton or Maryland with Yale and Northwestern provocative. Then again, the difference at the top is minute and not worth debating. I fully admit that NYU is awesome in Economics, but more at the level of Michigan and Minnesota. Maryland is great in Econ, but is it really at the same level as ale or Northwestern? I also fully acknowledge that Brown and WUSTL are elite in Econ, only not THAT awesome.

I still prefer the USNWR rankings as I find them to be less obscure or inconsistent. Still, the NRC rates Michigan among the top 10 universities overall, so they are good in my book!