Methodology: Ranking Category Definitions
How we differentiate colleges and universities
Reader Comments
Internaional Business Schools
Were you able to identify the best international business schools? If so, are you willing to share? Looking to see if they have on-line offerings. Many thanks,
What makes U.S. News the experts?
Just curious as to what makes this publication the be-all-and-end-all when it comes to ranking schools? Absolutely meaningless.
recomendations from american proffessor
waitage for recomendation from proffessor ALLAN RUX proffessor from univerisity of massachusetts lovel .. i was trying for the university of SUNNY BUFFALOW , how come can i get admission only fronm his recomendation .. please can i know .
Tiers Description
What are tiers three and four, and why are some schools listed in tiers and not number ranked? Why is tier two missing? In order to focus on the best schools, U.S. News publishes the numbered rankings of approximately the top 50 percent of schools in each of the categories. The remaining schools are placed in tiers or broad groups, based on their overall score in their category (the third and fourth tiers), and listed alphabetically.
Tier 3 is approximately the next 25 percent of schools that are just beneath the numbered ranked schools in the top half in terms of their rankings in that category. In other words, schools listed in Tier 3 are ranked lower than those in the top-half but are ranked higher than those in Tier 4. Tier 4 schools are the bottom 25 percent of schools in that category in terms of their rankings. In other words, in that particular group of schools the Tier 4 schools are the lowest ranked.
Why does U.S. News no longer publish a separate Tier 2? Tier 2 schools are now part of the top half each category of schools which are numbered ranked and therefore there is no longer a separate group called Tier 2. U.S. News wants to emphasize the top half of each category and felt it was no longer necessary to have separate Tier 2.
For more Frequently Asked Questions:http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/best-colleges/2009/08/19/frequently-asked-questions-rankings.html
Tiers
What are Tier 3 and Tier 4? I can't find any explanation.
Category in compare colleges
It would be helpful if the category of each scholl were displayed in the school comparison table
Transfer Students
Are transfer students included in the total number of 2008 applicants that were accepted by each school?
The 15 indicators of academic quality
Where are the 15 indicators of academic quality? I'd like to see the list and how each one is weighted in the ranking of universities. I'd like to know both for myself and so I can see how your team does it.
Tier rank definition
What is the difference between "Tier" 1, 2,3,4 etc.
confusing
there is NO one page explaining the possible values of each category ... website is too slow and too much popup ad
