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by Mark on September 08, 2005
(Source: Columbia University)So now we're down to the top four universities in America. Let's see who just missed the bronze. #4: ColumbiaNew York City is the capital of the world, in many...
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(Source: University of Pennsylvania)So we've finally cracked the top five in our list of America's best universities. Let's meet the pinky. #5: University of PennsylvaniaBefore we begin,...
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(Source: University of Wisconsin)We're on a roll with rankings, so let's keep it going. Today the Princeton Review released its new rankings of colleges, which evaluate academics, social...
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(Source: Colby College)Another week, another college rankings guide. This time it's Washington Monthly, which just released its first rankings issue, obviously timed to contrast with U.S....
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(Source: Williams College)U.S. News released its 2006 rankings of colleges and universities today. The highly-anticipated issue will surely accomplish two things, as always. First, it will sell...
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(Source: UC-Berkeley)Moving along our tour of the 10 best American universities, we arrive at number six. Here we find the first---and only---public institution on the list. Consider my Bias,...
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(Source: University of Chicago)We're up to number seven in our countdown of the 10 best American universities, as determined solely by my completely subjective opinions formed over many years. I...
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(Source: MIT)Number eight on my list might also seem counterintuitive, as perhaps did my number nine (Princeton). Let's get to it. #8: MITMIT, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has to be...
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(Source: Princeton University)So I continue my climb up the ladder of this country's top ten universities, as determined solely by my opinions. We now arrive at number nine (Duke was number 10),...
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(Source: Duke University) I'm always asked to rank the top universities in America. "Quick," people say, "give me the ten best off the top of your head." Fair enough, I...
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(Source: College of New Jersey)So the New York Times profiles New Jersey's "hot" college. Princeton? Nope. Try the College of New Jersey, a public school enrolling 6,000 undergrads on...
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(Source: Bates College)Bates College is higher education's "best value," according to the new Princeton Review rankings. The total annual cost for this Maine liberal arts college runs...
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U.S. News and World Report has released its 2006 rankings of graduate and professional schools. Here are some highlights: Business Schools1. Harvard 2. Penn (Wharton), Stanford---tie 3. MIT (Sloan) 4....
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(Source: New York University)For the second straight year, New York University headed The Princeton Review's list of "dream colleges." Harvard, Stanford, Yale and Princeton rounded out...
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Filed in archive College Rankings
by Mark on December 01, 2004
(Source: Harvard University)Who's number one...in the world? According to the (London) Times Higher Education Supplement, it's Harvard. The publication ranked the top 200 universities,...
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Filed in archive College Rankings
by Mark on October 20, 2004
Sick and tired of college rankings? Didn't think so. Neither are the several professors who ganged up to create yet another ranking system. This time, institutions are evaluated based on how often...
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So the suspense ends. Here are the 2005 rankings courtesy of U.S. News: National Universities1.Harvard University Princeton University 3.Yale University 4. University of Pennsylvania 5. Duke...
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The 2005 edition of "America's Best Colleges," the annual rankings issue published by U.S. News and World Report, isn't out yet, but I have an advance copy of the results. I'm...
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