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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I prefer Unigo for straight up and honest opinions from students.  I have given the link to DC who much prefers it to College Confidential.

https://www.unigo.com/[/quote]

The Unigo rankings are useful for insight into particular issues, but they do not even attempt to do a best overall ranking based on a transparent weighting of factors that are important to many students.  The problem with the Niche rankings is that they assume a student is interested in what might be described as a "balanced" college experience:

https://colleges.niche.com/rankings/best-overall/methodology/

In the Niche rankings, Academics are only 35% of total ranking; student survey responses on the quality of the overall experience at the college are 12% facilities on campus are 8%and the rest is:Loan Default Rate 6%, Athletics 5% average cost 5% Diversity 5% Local Area 5% endowment per student 4% Guys & Girls Grade 4% Health & Safety 4% and party scene 4% and Private Gifts/Grants per Full-Time Student 3%

I'm not sure that the specific weighting would reflect many students actual weighting, but the results are interesting.[/quote]

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