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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]An advantage of the WSJ/THE rankings are that they include SLACs in the same ranking so you can see where the SLACS fall in relation to larger schools.[/quote]

[b]So did Forbes.  I've heard some say they are like comparing apples and oranges, but in fact students apply to both, so there is merit in combining them.  [/b]

I actually think Forbes is now the best ranking.  The change in methodology in USNWR has had some strange outcomes.  I know it remains the gold standard, but at the same time, I don't feel as comfortable using it as a reference point for my kids.  [/quote]

No there isn't.  You can buy a new Mercedes hatchback for $85K and drive it to X.  You can buy a used Kia Sorrento for $20K to drive to X.  Both get you to X.  Do you want to waste the $65K in after tax dollars just to get to X in a different vehicle?  That's why USN&WR reports public universities in a separate rank.  They are supported by the state, for state research, and for the education of the children of the state's taxpayers.  Their mission is entirely different from a private SLAC.  And since everyone now needs a grad degree, it makes a lot more sense to get to X in a Kia and then buy the Mercedes to get to Harvard Law.[/quote]

Except that the people who ultimately get into Harvard Law are disproportionately driving Mercedes, to use your analogy.  The Kias don't make it to that destination as often.

And tell me why it makes sense to rate public universities against each other like that?  You only have residency in one state, so that state's public universities are always going to have a cost advantage against attending a public in another state (where you pay OOS tuition).  If you are a Texas resident and can attend the University of Texas in state, how much senses would it really make to attend say, UNC Chapel Hill out of state if it is ranked a bit higher?[/quote]

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