<p>:) :) :) :) :) :)</p>
<p>interesting link, thanks</p>
<p>those rankings are from almost decade ago</p>
<p>lil outdated :)</p>
<p>They're also for doctorate programs, not UNDERGRADUATE programs. And they don't include liberal arts colleges. </p>
<p>This list does have a possible use, however. When you're comparing schools, you can use it to see how many professors in a particular department of interest received their doctorates from "top" doctoral programs in that subject. That's one indicator of a school's overall strength in a subject area.</p>
<p>yeah, but as kazz said, they're pretty old...</p>
<p>Understand that NRC is coming out with a new ranking this year. Anyone know the link?</p>
<p>Actually for research institutions and doctoral programs, rankings that are seven years old are not really that out-of-date. I read an open letter from the President of Stanford University to the editor of US News ... saying that the merits of universities change fairly slowly, and a university cannot possibly move up or down the ranking by several places over a year.</p>
<p>Popularity, however, is an entire different matter.</p>
<p>Grad school is fairly irrelevant to undergrad though.</p>
<p>Not at schools that offer both. It is the same faculty in all depts.</p>
<p>the same faculty. (except the famous, successful profs don't have anything to do with undergrads..)</p>
<p>Depends on the school, and their policies for the faculty. Some schools don't require professors to teach undergrads, so undergrads are stuck with the lower quality profs and TAs.</p>
<p>These are some of the best rankings of schools out there. Thanks for posting...they fit more with the general view. A lot of people here seem to be naming schools I've never heard of...this list is MUCH better.</p>