Rank these universities by international prestige?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Before everyone grills me, i'm not going to decide on going to any of these universities solely, on prestige, however, i am interested in how they are viewed worldwide (particularly in East Asia):</p>

<p>-Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Brown, Penn and LSE (London School of Economics)</p>

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<p>Columbia
London School of Economics
Cornell
Brown
Dartmouth
Penn</p>

<p>You can visit the world rankings to get a better idea.</p>

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<p>I would put Cornell last.</p>

<p>And Columbia first.</p>

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<p>Here are the 3 most prominent international rankings–and Penn would be at least in the middle of that list, if not higher, depending on ranking:</p>

<p>[Times</a> Higher Education Supplement - Top Universities by Reputation 2012](<a href=“http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2011-2012/reputation-rankings.html]Times”>World Reputation Rankings 2012 | Times Higher Education (THE))</p>

<p>[QS</a> World University Rankings - 2011 Top Universities](<a href=“http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2011]QS”>http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2011)</p>

<p>[Academic</a> Ranking of World Universities - 2011| Top 500 universities | Shanghai Ranking - 2011 | World University Ranking - 2011](<a href=“http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2011.html]Academic”>http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2011.html)</p>

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<p><a href=“Gauging the Value of Your M.B.A. - The New York Times”>Gauging the Value of Your M.B.A. - The New York Times;

<p>US/Europe Business Reputation
[Education</a> - Image - NYTimes.com](<a href=“Education - Image - NYTimes.com”>Education - Image - NYTimes.com)</p>

<p>Columbia: #5
Brown: #16
Penn:#24
Dartmouth: #25
Cornell: #38
LSE: #40</p>

<p>Columbia has the highest international prestige out of all of these schools.</p>

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<p>In Asia:
Columbia
Penn
Cornell
LSE
Dartmouth=Brown</p>

<p>In terms of global prestige, large research universities get the edge.
Check the ARWU website for details.</p>

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<p>In Hong Kong (where i am from): </p>

<p>LSE=Columbia
Penn
Brown
Dartmouth (i don’t think anyone in Hong Kong will have heard about Dartmouth)</p>

<p>In UK (where i go to boarding school):
-LSE
-Columbia
-Brown (because of Emma Watson)
-Penn=Dartmouth</p>

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<p>For mainland Chinese people, the rankings go something like this:</p>

<p>Wharton
Columbia
Cornell, Rest of Penn
LSE (Most people don’t like English schools beside Cambridge and Oxford)
Dartmouth
Brown</p>

<p>In general, Chinese people really like ivies… except Brown</p>

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<p>Lol…
I guess I’m the odd man out…
The only Ivy I like is Brown =P</p>

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<p>I’m from Hong Kong too. I would say British unis are more well known (being a former British colony and all that). Having said that, i think any top employer in Hong Kong would hold Ivy Leagues in high regard. However, here is a rough ranking amongst the public:</p>

<p>LSE>=Columbia>Brown>Penn=Cornell=Dartmouth</p>

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<p>Columbia (super well known)
Cornell (great international rep)
LSE (prestigious but overshadowed by Cambridge/Oxford) = Penn (good rep, mostly on basis of business school)
Brown = Dartmouth (basically unknown outside US)</p>

<p>These rankings are mostly on the basis of family I have living in India, UK, Australia, and France. These are public reputation not employers. Employers will know all of these schools.</p>