WSJ & Forbes Rankings

nrtlax33
Sun, 09 Sep 2018 21:56:26 +0000

@“Cariño” : For the link you provided at #58,your statement

According to this Forbes’s ranking, UChicago is #21 of the 200 colleges with the most grateful, successful, and happiest graduates.

is not consistent with the methodology used in the article.

The index ranks private not-for-profit colleges with more than 500 students using two variables: the median of total private donations per enrolled student over the last seven years, as reported to the Department of Education, and the alumni participation rate, or the percentage of graduates that give back in the form of donations to their colleges each year, regardless of dollar amount. The alumni participation rate, compiled by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), is averaged over three years. Total median dollar donations are given a 70% weighting in the index and the alumni participation is given 30%.

So a school got some big development cases will have the happiest, most successful graduates?? Read this article (this one is free) to find out – http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/Polk_Rich_Applicants.htm

It is well known that some schools ask alumni to donate $1 to have the highest participation rate.

Do you believe “Colleges With The Happiest, Most Successful Alumni” can be measured by the index above? I do understand Univ of Chicago got some big donation recently. (some not paid actually) But that has nothing to do with happiness or success.

NYU got enough donation to offer all its med students free tuition. I do believe and I agree that if some company starts to rank med student happiness, NYU will be number one.

No wonder not many people are reading Forbes. Total waste of time. I choose to rebuke you to prevent more tragedies at the University of Chicago.