Forbes 2025 ranking is out

[Anonymous]

Completely pointless to jumble all different kinds of colleges together and try to make it linear.

[Anonymous]

How did my Case Western rank only 238?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I took a look and really makes zero sense. It is getting to the point where rankings are worthless. I focus on acceptance rate and rate of employment or grad school after. Also rate of graduation in four years. You have to look at metrics important to your family. Pell grants not helpful to us so not something we would focus on or grad research if you are not at a school with grad school also wouldn’t be a fit for us but might be for others.

We used/are using :
PhD/MD/Law feeder lists, pre-Test optional SAT scores(so as to not end up at a place where they are below average), faculty Nobels/similar honors, class size, Endowment per student.

[Anonymous]

Tufts at 52, Carnegie Mellon at 58

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Completely pointless to jumble all different kinds of colleges together and try to make it linear.

Agree

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
This seems like a list without payoffs and manipulation.

Ummm, Carnegie Mellon is below Cal Poly SLO. In what world is that accurate? (Its' not---CalPolySLO is a good school, but definately not on par with CMU)

Average quality of student is ignored on this list which is a shame. Student quality determines how fast and deep classes can go, for humanities and stem. CMU is far and above better than cal poly. Caltech should be in the top 10.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Completely pointless to rank colleges.

FIFY

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I took a look and really makes zero sense. It is getting to the point where rankings are worthless. I focus on acceptance rate and rate of employment or grad school after. Also rate of graduation in four years. You have to look at metrics important to your family. Pell grants not helpful to us so not something we would focus on or grad research if you are not at a school with grad school also wouldn’t be a fit for us but might be for others.

Yup also look at student quality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like the parents who finally have their kids’ school receive a better ranking think this list is perfect.

Why wouldn't they?

[Anonymous]

UF ahead of Michigan, UNC, and UVA. Go Gators!

[Anonymous]

Don't rely on it, by the time your kid is ready to graduate the numbers will be different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How did my Case Western rank only 238?

Because this list is totally 'tarted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tufts at 52, Carnegie Mellon at 58

As if anyone would seriously consider both of these schools. So random.

[Anonymous]

Vandy number 1 southern school!

[Anonymous]

Nevermind it's Rice