Not so. I am convinced that the rankings game is a bit of mishegoss — a slightly daft obsession that does harm when colleges, parents, or students take it too seriously.
...but they have distinct strengths, structures and missions. The idea of picking one as “best,” as though educational programs competed like athletic teams, is bizarre.
Yet if ranking colleges is a dubious enterprise, it is also a wildly successful one. The U.S. News rankings attract tremendous attention and a huge customer base. Their popularity has inspired many imitators.
分享普林斯頓大學校長對於"大學排名制"的批評和反省 (該校經常名列前茅)。很值得讀讀
...ranking colleges is a dubious enterprise...
...I prefer alumni satisfaction 10 years post-graduation, though that information is harder to gather...
"......大學排名是一個可疑的事業......
" ...我更喜歡畢業 10 年後的校友滿意度，儘管這些信息更難收集..." (Google 機械翻譯)
Here is a partial list of other factors that matter: net cost (that is, cost of tuition and fees minus financial aid — again, for students like the applicant); a high-quality faculty actively engaged in undergraduate instruction, including through the individualized supervision of independent work; and a learning culture composed of diverse students who study hard and educate one another.
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