Worldwide University Rankings

qvdp
Thu, 02 Dec 2004 01:53:42 +0000

First of all, and I’m sure someone has articulated this far better than I can, but rankings are kind of stupid. You really honestly think it makes a difference to anyone’s life whether their school is #2, #5, #7, or even #25? Come on. You’ve got to have better reasons for appreciating a school than some idiosyncratic ranking system. And I’m not trying to depricate anyone, I actually think of all the rankings out there, this one does the best job because it puts everything in an international context. But still.

Also, I believe these rankings take the entire school into account, including graduate schools and research institutions. If that’s the case then prospective undergraduates should keep that in mind.