<p>Don't know if this has been found before, but I found it pretty interesting. I mean the schools that are in the top 50 are completely (well maybe not completely) different from USNWR.</p>
<p>I don't like it :(</p>
<p>If a school fore goes federal aid they are basically doomed in these ratings.</p>
<p>I saw this last year. If the factors that they consider are factors that matter to you, then it's a good ranking (as with any ranking). I don't think that rankings, as a whole, are inherently good or evil, it's just that some have disproportionate influence and are taken by many as being the final word on what the "best" schools are.</p>
<p>As far as whether their methodology accomplishes the stated goal of ranking schools based on public service contribution, I'm not sure I buy it. Social mobility, sure, including that makes sense, and they seem to have gone to some pains to make it work as a score. On the other hand, even as a science major and practicing engineer myself, I don't think I'd give such weight to science/engineering contribution. And there are a lot of other criteria that would make sense for the Community Service score that aren't there, such as presence and activity of student service groups on campus, percentage of graduates who do TFA, Americorps, or other service programs, and percentage of graduates who go on to work in government/civil service.</p>
<p>It's a very interesting list. All rankings are flawed, as is this one. But I like the idea of focusing on a school's contributions to society, rather than how many wealthy alumni it has.</p>
<p>standrews stated:
"If a school fore goes federal aid they are basically doomed in these ratings."</p>
<p>If by that you mean, it overlooks colleges with low or no tuition, I suppose you have a point. But, I wonder how common it is for a school with poor kids to lack Pell Grant recipients? I mean, even state schools encourage kids to apply for Pell grants if they qualify for them.</p>
<p>johnwesley,
There are schools that do not accept federal funding because they do not want government interference and/or the mounds of paperwork that go with it. Grove City College is one such school. In addition, the students who go to these schools cannot receive Pell grants or the federal tax credit.</p>
<p>on what basis would you argue grove city should be evaluated?</p>
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You don't like a ranking that puts Antioch ahead of Davidson and Hamilton, despite the fact that it's out of business until futher notice? What's wrong with you? :D</p>
<p>There was an interesting bit about this ranking on last night's Colbert report.</p>