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<p>Academic Peer Review Composite score drawn from peer review survey (which is divided into five subject areas). 6,354 responses in 2008. 40%
Employer Review Score based on responses to employer survey. 2,339 responses in 2008. 10%
Faculty Student Ratio Score based on student faculty ratio 20%
Citations per Faculty Score based on research performance factored against the size of the research body 20%
International Faculty Score based on proportion of international faculty 5%
International Students Score based on proportion of international students 5%</p>
<p>Personally I’d put more weight on employer review and less on academic review. It also puts way too much emphasis on research.</p>