College rankings, research citations, and money are heavily valued in the US. In Europe, there is much more emphasis on equality. Tons of research funding hap

College rankings, research citations, and money are heavily valued in the US. In Europe, there is much more emphasis on equality. Tons of research funding happens in the US because corporations lobby Congress to give money for research, which props up the status of those schools, and more research comes out. US draws more foreign students than I suspect any other country with all this research money, which in turn draws more status and money.