Welcome news in the College Admission world - the new U.S. college rankings are out from The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education.
Stanford sits at #1, MIT at #2, and Columbia at #3.
Notably, Harvard, which usually ranks at the top, or at least in the Top 3, does not even break the Top 5 this year, coming in at #6.
Here are the Top 10
1. Stanford
2. MIT
3. Columbia
4. Penn
5. Yale
6. Harvard
7. Duke
8. Princeton
9. Cornell
10. Cal Tech
To see the complete list and details, click here to go to the Times Higher Education site.
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Showing posts with label college ranking. Show all posts
COLLEGE RANKING - STANFORD NUMBER ONE
A new ranking of colleges has put Stanford at the head of the class.
MIT, Yale and Harvard round out the Top Four.
No surprises in those spots.
But the ranking, generated by the education site Niche, formerly College-Prowler, does contain a few unexpected twists.
Somewhat of a newcomer to the penthouse level, Rice ranks fifth.
Penn, Duke, Brown, and Cal Tech draw the 6 through 9 slots, while the University of Southern California takes Number Ten.
Princeton could not crack the Top Ten this year, coming in at Number Eleven.
For a look at the full list, and to see how the rankings were determined, click here
MIT, Yale and Harvard round out the Top Four.
No surprises in those spots.
But the ranking, generated by the education site Niche, formerly College-Prowler, does contain a few unexpected twists.
Somewhat of a newcomer to the penthouse level, Rice ranks fifth.
Penn, Duke, Brown, and Cal Tech draw the 6 through 9 slots, while the University of Southern California takes Number Ten.
Princeton could not crack the Top Ten this year, coming in at Number Eleven.
For a look at the full list, and to see how the rankings were determined, click here
BEST COLLEGES - RANKINGS - STANFORD BEST VALUE
Every year there are several rankings of "best" colleges, each list using its own distinct set of variables to evaluate, analyze, measure, and rank. US News and World Report seems usually to get the most press when its list is released, though it also gets consistently criticized by scholars and journalists alike for its "flawed" criteria.
Many in the college admissions world choose to focus on rankings generated by other sources, like Forbes or Money Magazine. The theme for Money Magazine's rankings, for example, is, simply speaking, "best value".
Money Magazine has just released its rankings for 2015-16. They use a variety of measures - such as educational quality, affordability, alumni earnings, tuition increases, and length of time to graduation - to rank colleges for "best value for your tuition dollar". Here are the top five:
1. Stanford
2. Babson
3. MIT
4. Princeton
5. Cal Tech
For a look at the full list of rankings, click here
US NEWS RANKS COLLEGES
US News, one of several journals and organizations that rank colleges. has released its latest list of top colleges and universities. Princeton (NJ) takes Number 1 in the "National Universities" category, while Williams (MA) nabs the top spot in "National Liberal Arts Colleges".
Harvard (MA) is ranked 2nd-best university and Yale (CT), 3rd. In a 3-way tie for 4th are Columbia (NY),Stanford (CA), and the University of Chicago (IL). Rounding out the Top 10 are MIT (MA), Duke (NC), Penn (PA), and Cal Tech (CA).
Following Williams is Amherst (MA) and Swarthmore (PA). Wellesley, a women's college in MA, is ranked 4th. Others in the first 10 are: Bowdoin (ME), Pomona (CA), Middlebury (VT), Carleton (MN), Claremont McKenna (CA), and Haverford (PA).
For help in understanding and successfully completing the college admission process, see Dr. Droge's book, COLLEGE ADMISSION: A Simple, No-Nonsense Guide To Getting Into The College Of Your Choice - CLICK HERE
Harvard (MA) is ranked 2nd-best university and Yale (CT), 3rd. In a 3-way tie for 4th are Columbia (NY),Stanford (CA), and the University of Chicago (IL). Rounding out the Top 10 are MIT (MA), Duke (NC), Penn (PA), and Cal Tech (CA).
Following Williams is Amherst (MA) and Swarthmore (PA). Wellesley, a women's college in MA, is ranked 4th. Others in the first 10 are: Bowdoin (ME), Pomona (CA), Middlebury (VT), Carleton (MN), Claremont McKenna (CA), and Haverford (PA).
For help in understanding and successfully completing the college admission process, see Dr. Droge's book, COLLEGE ADMISSION: A Simple, No-Nonsense Guide To Getting Into The College Of Your Choice - CLICK HERE
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