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> The purpose of research universities is to engage in scientific research, not to educate people. Shouldn't Yale be kicking everyone's butt here, then? Yale e
by santaclaus 11y ago
> The purpose of research universities is to engage in scientific research, not to educate people.
Shouldn't Yale be kicking everyone's butt here, then? Yale engineering ranks a paltry number 38, with quite a few publics far ahead of it.
- djcapelis 11y agoYes. Funny, that. Turns out money can't buy everything. Especially when directed at the things that don't matter.
- akhilcacharya 11y agoIn the case of Yale, it does buy prestige.
- alexvoda 11y agoIt buys prestige within the group that values universities. But that group is shrinking. The more people reach the conclusion that attending these private universities have bad ROI compared to other educational resources the more people will loose trust in them and the less valuable that prestige is.
- avn2109 11y agoIf this claim were true, the admissions rate at Yale would be rising. In fact it is falling/steady at Yale and most (all) of Yale's peer institutions.
- hkmurakami 11y agoConsidering USC's rapid rise up the rankings by employing their money wisely, I would say that you can in fact "buy" engineering ranking in US News, if the institution makes it a priority.
- ssalazar 11y agoUniversity research encompasses more than just engineering.