<p>Is there rank among students, and how does this work?</p>
<p>I sometimes hear people saying so-and-so was top 3 in his class...</p>
<p>????</p>
<p>Depends on the school, but most schools do in fact rank their students. It works the same way as high school, highest GPA = highest rank, etc.</p>
<p>I think others have designations like cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude (the top 25%, top15%, and top 10%, or whatever it is at each college). They do have a valedictorian for graduation though--they may rank all the way through the class, but I've never been told my rank.</p>
<p>In a lot of cases they will just rank a certain part of the student body, say the top 5%. Many (most?) schools have latin honors...</p>
<p>Also I believe that Magna is higher then Summa.</p>
<p>Cum laude--->with praise
Cum manga Laude--> with great praise
cum summa laude--> with the greatest of praise</p>
<p>Thank god for AP Latin I guess.</p>
<p>I know that the U of Notre Dame gives ranks cuz I read an article about a blind guy who was valedictorian at Notre Dame and then went on to be a doctor. It's really amazing.</p>