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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]if people are going to ascribe academic merit to silly or unreliable data points like admissions rate or USNWR "rankings," it's probably worth mentioning that Northeastern isn't one of the ~65 leading US research universities in the Association of American Universities, and it was only added to the list of ~150 R1 universities of  "very high research activity" less than a decade ago.  So praise its 'job-friendly' curriculum and the nice campus and the urban benefits of Boston (shopping ... restaurants ... awesome!) if you wish -- obviously there are some DCUM commenters who are mostly interested in bragging rights -- but don't pretend those are the most meaningful measure of academic quality.

BTW, the WSJ ranks Northeastern as #86; Forbes puts it at #76; the Times of London ranks it 86th (in the US); and the Center for World University Rankings ranks it #106 in the US.   Not because they're part of conspiracy against Northeastern -- to be in the top 80 or 90 or 110 across the entire US is still to be very highly ranked -- but because they have reason to believe other colleges provide a better education.   NU's USNWR ranking has been and remains something of an outlier.  And certainly not the basis for extravagant claims that Northeastern is literally just one step or rank below the "top 25" schools in the country.[/quote]

The society and industry that actually pay for the result of the educaiton would most objectly evaluate the academic qualtiy.  
Those rankings are just one factor to consdier for students.
Based on the data, acceptance rate, yield rate, and student stats, Northeatern is obviously considered by the students as one of the next best options after T25ish schools.
That's what's happening in reality. Take the red pill and wake up. [/quote]

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