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<p>Higher than six out of eight! It’s for the same reason CalTech and MIT are ranked so high - totally relentless well-funded research powerhouse. It was basically purpose-built for rankings like this.</p>
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<p>Wow, on your third point, I’m really torn between my dislike of Hopkins and my dislike of Penn and Duke. :-)</p>