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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the people on here who keep spitting out rankings are missing the point. The whole "rise" of Northeastern has been a deliberate strategy not to improve quality or student experience, but to climb all the rankings they could. USNWR was most important to them, but other rankings matter to them too. It's what they prioritize and focus on. Why else would the hire that scammy guy from Tulane who ran their admission strategy?

Finally, I hate "one size fits all" rankings because they don't fit all. For example, my kid cares about the quality of student community (collaborative, intellectual, kind) and class size as well as strength of faculty and major, and finally location.

Northeastern being in Boston is such a wonderful location to go to college. There are 10+ colleges with access to Boston, so it's far from the only choice. But each has different admission profile, culture, vibe.

I will say that BU does engage in some of NEU's tactics - like offering guaranteed transfers and delayed semesters so that they can hide the admissions and stats of those admits. Vandy, NYU and USC do this too.

I think there's a lot of defensiveness from NEU boosters on this thread and regurgitation of random and various rankings (global or national) don't really make their points effectively.

Our argument is their tactics and quality, not some BS rankings.[/quote]

You are totally backward.
Quality of student experience and satisfaction at NU is top-notch. 
It's reflected in the retention rate - https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/freshmen-least-most-likely-return
It's top 20 on par with schools like Duke, Princeton, JHU, Georgetown, etc.

How do you make this possible? threaten students to come back?

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Bro, you really think Northeastern Uni is on par with Duke, Princeton, Hopkins, Georgetown? It's on par with GW maybe (if you take out the amazing Elliott school).[/quote]

Bro, what the F is wrong with your reading comprehension? 
The PP pointed out quality of student experience, and I provided the retention rate which is the best metric for overall satisfaction and experience. 
Yes, Northeastern’s retention rate is on par with Duke, Princeton, Hopkins, and Georgetown.[/quote]

You must be joking.  That is meaningless, like saying the number of cafeterias is on par with Princeton and Stanford.  I can’t believe how dumb people are.[/quote]

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