What is Yale good for?

Colleges & Universities Yale University
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<ol>
<li> California Institute of Technology 5.0
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5.0</li>
<li> Harvard University (MA) 4.9
Princeton University (NJ) 4.9
Stanford University (CA) 4.9
University of California–Berkeley 4.9</li>
<li> Cornell University (NY) 4.6
University of Chicago 4.6</li>
<li> University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign 4.5</li>
<li> Columbia University (NY) 4.3
University of California–Santa Barbara 4.3</li>
</ol>

<p>(Yale #12)</p>

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<ol>
<li> University of California–Berkeley 5.0</li>
<li> California Institute of Technology 4.9
Harvard University (MA) 4.9
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4.9</li>
<li> Stanford University (CA) 4.8</li>
<li> Scripps Research Institute (CA) 4.5
University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign 4.5</li>
<li> Columbia University (NY) 4.4
Cornell University (NY) 4.4
University of Wisconsin–Madison 4.4</li>
</ol>

<p>(Yale #14)</p>

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<ol>
<li> Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5.0</li>
<li> Harvard University (MA) 4.9
Princeton University (NJ) 4.9
Stanford University (CA) 4.9
University of California–Berkeley 4.9</li>
<li> University of Chicago 4.8</li>
<li> Yale University (CT) 4.7</li>
<li> California Institute of Technology 4.6
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 4.6</li>
<li> Cornell University (NY) 4.4</li>
</ol>

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<ol>
<li> Carnegie Mellon University ¶ 4.9
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4.9
Stanford University (CA) 4.9
University of California–Berkeley 4.9</li>
<li> University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign 4.6</li>
<li> Cornell University (NY) 4.5</li>
<li> University of Texas–Austin 4.4
University of Washington 4.4</li>
<li> Princeton University (NJ) 4.3</li>
<li> California Institute of Technology 4.1</li>
</ol>

<p>(Harvard #20, Yale #25)</p>

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<p>Was just reading this thread…someone mentioned that undergrads benefit from the faculties of some of Yale’s impressive grad schools, including drama. Yale School of Drama is usually considered the top graduate drama school in the country, BUT its faculty is exempt from undergrad teaching.</p>

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<p>absolutely nothing</p>

<p>j/k, just had to say that</p>

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<p>Byerly:</p>

<p>How about ranking in Economics, International Relations, and History. Thanks in Advance.</p>

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<ol>
<li> Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5.0
University of Chicago 5.0</li>
<li> Harvard University (MA) 4.9
Princeton University (NJ) 4.9
Stanford University (CA) 4.9
University of California–Berkeley 4.9</li>
<li> Yale University (CT) 4.8</li>
<li> Northwestern University (IL) 4.6</li>
<li> University of Pennsylvania 4.5</li>
<li> University of California–San Diego 4.3</li>
</ol>

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<ol>
<li> Harvard University (MA)</li>
<li> Stanford University (CA)</li>
<li> Columbia University (NY)
Princeton University (NJ)</li>
<li> University of Michigan–Ann Arbor</li>
<li> University of California–San Diego</li>
<li> Duke University (NC)
University of California–Berkeley</li>
<li> University of Chicago</li>
<li> New York University</li>
</ol>

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<ol>
<li> Yale University (CT) 4.9</li>
<li> Princeton University (NJ) 4.8
University of California–Berkeley 4.8</li>
<li> Harvard University (MA) 4.7
Stanford University (CA) 4.7
University of Chicago 4.7</li>
<li> Columbia University (NY) 4.6
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 4.6</li>
<li> Johns Hopkins University (MD) 4.5
University of California–Los Angeles 4.5</li>
</ol>

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<p>Byerly, are the differences between 4.8 and 4.7 or even 4.9 and 4.7 very significant?</p>

52

<p>The scale is compressed (ie, there is a large amount of grade inflation … even at USNews!)</p>

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<p>Ouch, ouch, and ouch(at least yale has a number 1 though)</p>

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<p>hahahah hahahah hahahah hahah ha ha ha…seriously, it’s Yale! It’s good for everything. I don’t mean to sound mean by laughing, but what would you expect? They have guys like Harold Bloom, Donald Kagan and Ian Shapiro teaching. Especially if you’re looking for a humanities education, Yale tops the charts (yes Harvard is right up there too, but I’m not going to debate that issue.) If you want to do music, Yale is the place. I’d say Yale lags in the sciences a little - and I mean only a little. If you were into scientific research, I might say Harvard or Stanford, but Yale will give you every opportunity you could dream of.</p>

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<p>Yale English remains the best, no matter what BS USNEWS rankings state.</p>

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<p>If you look at USNews for grad schools, Yale is number 1 in English and history. The greatness of the grad school runs into the greatness of the undergrad.</p>

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<p>really though, the difference in those rankings do not matter at the undergraduate level.</p>

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<p>I believe Yale is TIED in the English rankings with Harvard and Cal-Berkeley.</p>

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<p>except when it comes to spelling at football games</p>

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<p>are these rankings for undergraduate schools or grad schools?</p>