These rankings tend to not be objective, I agree. The sad part is they get away with it by simply defending their methodology of choice (emphasising certain are

These rankings tend to not be objective, I agree. The sad part is they get away with it by simply defending their methodology of choice (emphasising certain areas). This is why my alma mater, University of British Columbia (in Canada), opted out of our version of a university ranking, Maclean's. The link is old, but you can read a bit about it here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2006/08/14/macleans-universities.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2006/08/14/maclea... Currently, I am not sure whether or not UBC has opted back in, however.