The ranking data comes from the following channels: sending questionnaires to schools, referring to the websites of selected universities, and conducting public opinion surveys in other academic circles.
The main criteria for magazine selection include: when selecting universities, please ask the presidents, provosts and department heads of other universities to score; Graduation rate and freshman retention rate for six consecutive years; Average score of students entering school; Teachers' salary, teachers' level, the ratio of students to teachers, the proportion of full-time teachers, etc. ; Alumni scores and so on. Among them, universities have the largest reputation among their peers, accounting for 25%. Followed by graduation rate and student retention rate, accounting for 20%, and teachers also account for 20%.
There are also many criticisms about the magazine's ranking in the United States. The San Francisco Chronicle once said that there is only one core criterion for this ranking, that is, which university has more funds. In June 2007, Annapolis Group, composed of more than 65,438+000 colleges and universities, sent an open letter to university presidents all over the country, calling on them not to accept their own opinion polls.
American News and World Report (American News &; World Report) The 20 13 annual ranking of American universities was officially released. Harvard University and Princeton University tied for the first place in the list of comprehensive universities in the United States, and Harvard University ranked first for five consecutive years since 2009. Yale University ranked third, Columbia University and University of Chicago tied for fourth, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University tied for sixth. US News authorized Sina Education to exclusively reprint 20 13 American university rankings.
20 13 American news and world report (American news & World Report) American University Rankings released. The top two rankings of national universities and LiberalArts College are the same as 20 12. Harvard University and Princeton University tied for the first place in the United States. Williams College and Amherst College in Massachusetts rank first and second respectively in the rankings of liberal arts colleges. The 20 13 edition of American news & World Report ranks the best universities, and its stability is among the best in the rankings of universities and colleges of arts and sciences in China.
The ranking of American national comprehensive universities has not changed much. The University of Chicago and Columbia University tied for fourth place. Caltech slipped to tenth place. Rensselaer Institute of Technology rose the fastest, from 50 in 20 12 to 4 1.
There is a slight movement directly below the top national university. Last year's tie for fifth place has collapsed, with the University of Chicago tied for fourth place with Columbia University, and the California Institute of Technology slipped to 10. The ranking has further declined, and Rensselaer Institute of Technology is one of the biggest progress, jumping 9 places from tied 50th place to tied 4th11.
Vasa College in new york rose four places in the ranking of American colleges of arts and sciences, and tied for 10th place with McKenna College in clermont. Harvey Mudd College rose from 18 to 12. Bader College rose 15, from 5 1 2 of 20 12 to 36.
Among the national colleges of arts and sciences, Vasa College jumped four places, ranking first with a score of 10, on an equal footing with ClaremontMcKenna College in Clairmont. Harvey Mudd College rose from 18 to 12, while Bader College rose from 15 and from 5 1st to 36th.
Ranking of regional colleges in the United States The rankings of various regions in the United States have not changed much. Villanova University ranks first in the north, while Rollins College, Crayton University and Trinity University continue to lead regional universities in the south, midwest and west respectively. The top regional universities-those that offer many undergraduate degrees, some master's degrees and some doctoral degrees-also continue to dominate all regions of the country: Villanova University remains the first in the north, while Rollins College, Crayton University and Trinity University keep the lead in the south, the midwest and the west respectively.
The ranking of regional universities in the United States is mainly aimed at regional colleges of arts and sciences, which are divided into four geographical locations: North, South, China and West. There are still some minor changes in the ranking of 20 13. In the northern ranking, the Cooper Union replaced united states coast guard academy in the first place. Cape University in the south replaced john brown University as the first one. Taylor University and Carroll College rank first among universities in the Midwest and the West respectively.
However, there are some juggling in the top regional colleges-these schools award less than half of the liberal arts degrees and, like regional universities, are divided into four geographical quadrants. In the north, Cooper Union beat united states coast guard academy to win the first place, while in the south, Gaodian University beat Johns Brown University. The top regional universities in the Midwest and West, Taylor University and Carroll College, have remained in the same position since last year.
In universities all over the United States, the problem of student debt is the most concerned issue for students and parents. Most students borrow money to go to college. Although a certain amount of student debt is healthy, students must know all kinds of detailed information before choosing student loans. American News lists the universities with the highest average loan ratio for graduate students and the highest average loan for students. Based on these data, American News launched the "best value schools" in the United States, listing those schools with the highest teaching quality and the lowest student cost.
In schools all over the country, debt is the most concerned issue for students and parents. Most students take out loans to go to college-a certain amount of debt is healthy-but before you apply for a student loan, it is important to study your options. For reference, American News provides a list of universities with the largest debt for graduates on average, and a list of universities where most students have won scholarships. American News also ranks the most valuable schools, which provide students with the highest academic quality at the lowest net cost. Another question facing college students is: Can your school and major help you find a job after graduation? In order to help college students better understand the employment and recruitment situation of various universities, American News added a column of "Work and Internship" to the information pages of various universities. Through it, students can find more job and internship opportunities according to fields and regions.
Another problem of university investment appears after graduation: will your school and major help you find a job? To help students identify employers recruited from their schools, US News added a job and internship label to every school profile page. Users can also find jobs and network IP that employers want to recruit from specific school graduates by searching for fields or places of study.
For those students who have a clear career development path, the following latest list can help them narrow down the scope of choosing universities: U.S. News has released the rankings of the best undergraduate business projects and the best undergraduate engineering projects. These two rankings are refined into various professional directions, such as the best accounting major, the best finance major, the best chemical engineering major and the best computer engineering major.
For students who have a clear career path in mind, some updated ranking lists may help them narrow down the choice of universities. American News ranks the best undergraduate business projects and the best undergraduate engineering projects-each project includes a special ranking, such as the best accounting project, the best financial project, the best chemical engineering project and the best computer engineering project.
In addition to the above rankings, U.S.News also launched "Rising Star School" and "B-born A+ School". Students can find more information on the university introduction page of American News, and better choose the university that suits them.
In addition to ranking, it also includes a new list of emerging schools and A+ schools for B-level students. Users can find the latest information in school profile pages, articles and blog posts of American News to help students find the schools that suit them. In addition to comprehensive universities, there are many small liberal arts colleges in the United States. These liberal arts colleges are mainly undergraduate education, and there are no graduate schools, so they can't participate in university rankings. But most of them are as excellent as the universities above. Ranking College Name 1 Williams College 2 Amherst College 3 Swarthmore College 4 Pomona College 5 Mingde College 6 Bowdoin College 7 carleton college 8 Wellesley College 9 Clermont Machier College 10 Haverford College 1 1 Davis College. 12 Li Daxue 13 wesleyan university 14 wasa college 15 us army military academy 16 us naval military academy 17 Hamilton college 18 Harvey Marty college 19 green. College 2 1 Bath College 22 Colby College 23 Colgate University 24 Oberlin College 25 Brynmore College