I think the only use of these rankings is prestige. I went to a university that ranks quite highly in that list. And when I tell people what university I went t

I think the only use of these rankings is prestige. I went to a university that ranks quite highly in that list. And when I tell people what university I went to, they are quite impressed. However, my university's ranking is pulled up a lot because it's medical and languages schools are amongst the best in the world. In computer science (the subject I did) it is decent but definitely not as highly ranked. But I still benefit from the "brand" my university has