Before the application deadline for 2020, the authoritative ranking of American universities was updated yesterday! The ranking changes that fluctuated significantly last year and the cancellation of false rankings of some colleges and universities that broke out in July are still vivid in my mind. What new trends will be seen in 's US university rankings this year?
ranking reference indicator
knows it and it is also known why. The specific reference indicators for this year's ranking are as follows:
★ Teaching results (35%): includes students' on-time graduation rate and delayed graduation rate, etc. This year, the graduation rate of students who received Federal Pell Grants and the comparison of graduation rates with other students were added.
★ Faculty (20%): includes classroom size, staff salary, teacher-student ratio, and full-time teacher ratio.
★ Expert Opinions (20%): qualified professionals (top scholars, presidents, admissions directors, etc.) selected by U.S. News to evaluate the academic quality of universities they are familiar with.
★ Economic strength (10%): is the school’s financial resources, which is mainly reflected in the educational investment for each student, which can affect the overall educational quality of the school.
★ Student performance (10%): mainly refers to students' test scores (ACT/SAT), as well as the top 10% of high school rankings.
★ Alumni donation (5%): can directly or indirectly show the alumni’s recognition of their alma mater, and also affect the source of funds.
can be found that compared with last year, the reference indicators of ranking are not much different.
Comprehensive University vertical interpretation
01 Top10 Comparison
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It can be found that the top ten in have almost no changes, only in small fluctuations. Although Chicago fell out of the top three and sixth place, and Duke University also fell from 8th last year to 10th this year, the identity of the Big Bull School is still unquestionable. The decline in the ranking of bull schools will somehow increase the number of applicants. Students who use these two schools as their dream schools will work harder this year.
However, you can also see that Stanford University and Northwestern University have both risen by 1 ranking, while Penn, which has made the most progress in , has risen from 8th last year to 6th this year.
02 Top11-30 vs.
0 schools in the 11-30 level have always been the choice range of most applicants in China.
The UCh university system that counterattacked last year has declined this year, but it is still firmly in this range. UCLA fell by 1 place, but it still remained at the top 20, ranking first in the UC university system; UCBerkeley was not affected by the data false alarm storm, ranking 22nd, tied with USC ; UCSB, UCI, and UCD rankings all declined; UCSD rankings rose, entering the top 40.
It is worth mentioning that among the top 30 universities in this year, the new ones are Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Rochester. Georgia Tech performed strongly, rising 6 places in a row to 29th place, tied with New York University ; University of Rochester also advanced 4 places to 30th.
and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (25) squeezes University of Virginia (28).
03 Top31-50 vs.
is similar to the top 30 universities. The top 50 universities are also the area that more than half of Chinese families will choose, and it is also the part with relatively large fluctuations. Many schools of are familiar with, such as California San Diego , California Santa Barbara, Northeastern University , Brandes University , etc.
can be seen that Lihai University has squeezed into the top 50 this year; Boston College and Boston University have both improved slightly; Northeastern University and Tulane have also successfully entered the top 40 this year.
College of Arts and Sciences Interpretation
Compared with comprehensive universities, the top five of the colleges of have remained basically unchanged. Williams College and Emhurst College still firmly occupies first and second places, Wellesley Women's College and Swarthmore College are still tied for third place, and Pomona College ranks fifth.
Bowden College ranked 6th this year, Mingde College retreated two places, tied for 7th with Carlton College , Claremont McKenna College rose two places to 7th, and Washington and Lee College entered the Top 10.
In addition, Davidson College, which is familiar to students and parents, fell out of the top 10, ranking 17th; Vasa College fell from 11th to 14th; Grinnell College fell from 11th to 14th; Hamilton College entered 14th from 16th, Manhelian Women's College fell out of the top 30, and ranked 32nd. The most surprising thing is that Pize Academy rose from 41st to 35th last year.
has so many rankings, how do you think?
In recent years, various types of lists have emerged one after another, and the ranking of U.S. News is no longer a "one-man show". Many students/parents come to ask Bangdai Consultants, what do you think of so many rankings? Which one should be used as the basis? U.S. News has many cases of false data. Is still valuable for reference?
Here, we have compiled an analysis of the pros and cons of each major list. Applicants who have doubts about the ranking can refer to it. In previous articles, Bangdai also briefly introduced how to view rankings correctly. Interested parents can click the link to review:
★ Advantages: U.S.News Global Ranking has always placed academics in an important position. It also integrates soft factors such as academic reputation and international exchanges, gathers the other three characteristics and goes further on this basis. It can currently be regarded as the most recognized university ranking in the parent circle.
★ Disadvantages: does not verify the basis provided by the school, and there are many subjective indicator factors.
★ Recommended usage method: U.S.News has always been the authoritative and highly recognized in the American study abroad community. If you really can't make a decision, you can refer to the U.S.News ranking.
02 QS
★ Advantages: The evaluation of academic peers is the focus of QS evaluation universities. QS uses a variety of different channels, such as thematic conferences, publications, research reports and interactive online platforms to provide information exchanges for undergraduate, graduate, MBA, on-the-job students and employers around the world.
★ Disadvantages: The weight of the internationalization indicator is too high, which leads to the strange phenomenon that school A is often ranked higher than School B in five major fields, but the overall ranking is lower than School B, so it has been criticized by many academics.
★ Recommended usage method: For students who plan to apply for non-Americans, you can refer to the global ranking of QS, and its ranking also has relatively detailed professional rankings.
03 Niche
★ Advantages: There are relatively detailed ranking types in Niche for everyone to view according to their needs for reference.
★ Disadvantages: has mixed reviews. Since it is basically just for students to evaluate and does not rely on statistical data, there are certain subjective factors.
★ Recommended usage method: Niche has the most comprehensive ranking of undergraduate majors. The identity of "Dianping" in the study abroad industry is unshakable. Students can refer to the details of school selection that they are concerned about.
04 ARWU
★ Advantages: mainly uses transparent hard data such as paper citations, Nobel Prize alumni, and pays attention to actual academic standards. Focusing on measuring the research strength of universities, it has won international praise for its objective ranking data.
★ Disadvantages: relies too much on international awards, emphasizes science and engineering and research, and neglects humanities and teaching quality. If you want to choose a university that is biased towards humanities, the reference value is not enough. It does not consider soft factors at all, and its influence is limited to the academic circle and has not extended to the industry.
★ Suggested usage: students who plan to apply for science and engineering can refer to the ARWU global ranking.
05 CWUR
★ Advantages: does not rely on surveys and data provided by various universities, mainly based on the publication of visible data.
★ Disadvantages: The ranking of world universities is difficult for students who only intend to apply to schools in a certain country.
★ Recommended usage method:
CWUR has a very hard-core global ranking in academics, suitable for students who pursue practicality.
06 THE
★ Advantages: The form of the questionnaire survey is open and transparent, and it adopts more objective criteria. The ranking method has made some optimization and adjustments based on the QS ranking, adding details and adjusting the proportion.
★ Disadvantages: There are too many subjective indicators in and have commercial characteristics. The citation rate of papers is too high, which is considered to be detrimental to universities that do not use English as their main teaching language.
★ How to use: If you want to understand the reputation and reputation evaluation of a university more intuitively, you can refer to THE rankings.
Bangdai Study Abroad needs to be reminded again that it is best to pay attention to the ranking changes in the target schools in in recent years and the reasons behind the changes. can give students valuable reference for school selection. ranking is only one of the reference factors. How to choose a school depends on the actual situation of the students.
Article source: Bangdai International Education official website and Bangdai Study Abroad Selected WeChat official account
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