U.S. News Peer Assessment Scores - 2025 Best Colleges

[Anonymous]

Georgetown-4.2
Notre Dame-4.2
UCLA-4.4.
Umich- 4.4

[Anonymous]

Georgetown, Notre Dame, Rice, Emory, UVa
receive a 4.2

[Anonymous]

Thanks to the poster who provided the most recent peer assessment scores for G'town, ND, UCLA, and Michigan.

I'm a bit surprised that UC Berkeley's peer assessment score (4.6) is higher than that of Michigan (4.4) and UCLA (4.4), but that's probably indicative of the reputation, scope, and quality of Berkeley's prolific research (and top-notch grad programs).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That’s for publics. Cal is up there with the best of the best.

UCLA higher now

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What a stupid factor. Subjective opinions based on nothing or outdated stereotypes account for 20% of USNWR rankings. And of the 4,665 academics who were sent questionnaires, only 30.7% responded!

Combine this useless factor with the 11% weighted for Pell Grant things and I continue to be amazed anyone pays any attention to USNWR rankings.

+10
What a joke

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a stupid factor. Subjective opinions based on nothing or outdated stereotypes account for 20% of USNWR rankings. And of the 4,665 academics who were sent questionnaires, only 30.7% responded!

Combine this useless factor with the 11% weighted for Pell Grant things and I continue to be amazed anyone pays any attention to USNWR rankings.

+10
What a joke

Especially for undergrad when the ranking is specifically for undergrad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks to the poster who provided the most recent peer assessment scores for G'town, ND, UCLA, and Michigan.

I'm a bit surprised that UC Berkeley's peer assessment score (4.6) is higher than that of Michigan (4.4) and UCLA (4.4), but that's probably indicative of the reputation, scope, and quality of Berkeley's prolific research (and top-notch grad programs).

I’m not surprised at all.

[Anonymous]

I believe the 2025 peer assessment scores for UMich and UCLA shown above are incorrect. I've got both of them at 4.3, assuming we're talking about the most recent update that came out about a week or two ago. Some earlier posters showed 4.4 for those schools.

Not a big difference, of course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I believe the 2025 peer assessment scores for UMich and UCLA shown above are incorrect. I've got both of them at 4.3, assuming we're talking about the most recent update that came out about a week or two ago. Some earlier posters showed 4.4 for those schools.

Not a big difference, of course.

Those peer scores for Michigan and UC-Los Angeles are not correct.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I believe the 2025 peer assessment scores for UMich and UCLA shown above are incorrect. I've got both of them at 4.3, assuming we're talking about the most recent update that came out about a week or two ago. Some earlier posters showed 4.4 for those schools.

Not a big difference, of course.

Please show evidence or your beliefs are not noteworthy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a stupid factor. Subjective opinions based on nothing or outdated stereotypes account for 20% of USNWR rankings. And of the 4,665 academics who were sent questionnaires, only 30.7% responded!

Combine this useless factor with the 11% weighted for Pell Grant things and I continue to be amazed anyone pays any attention to USNWR rankings.

+10
What a joke

The joke is on us, unfortunately.