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One down, 99 to go. These university rankings are absurd, and just a status game that school administrators feel they are forced to play. Individual programs ma

One down, 99 to go. These university rankings are absurd, and just a status game that school administrators feel they are forced to play. Individual programs may be outstanding at otherwise middling colleges — it’s better to learn about specific departments than try to reduce the school as a whole to a number.

kupopuffs 4y ago
Aren't there rankings for specific schools in schools? like Engineering, etc...
- labster 4y ago
  Sure, but excellence in computer engineering does not imply excellence in chemical engineering does not imply excellence in civil engineering.
  - sandstrom 4y ago
    But someone looking for a good chemical engineering school won't look in the computer science ranking table, no?
  - kupopuffs 4y ago
    OP was talking about how rankings are bad. are rankings for these schools more valid?
culi 4y ago
One of the heaviest part of their grading is just the opinions of academics. They just send a survey out and ask academics to rank universities. Of course they end up reproducing and reinforcing the existing rankings as always.
unosama 4y ago
Universities are a status game in general. Reputation and networking opportunities matter more than education quality.