UCLA Ranked #2 in Washington Monthly Rankings 2007

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<li>Texas A&M University
2. University of California, Los Angeles</li>
<li>University of California, Berkeley</li>
<li>University of California, San Diego</li>
<li>Pennsylvania State University, University Park</li>
<li>University of Michigan, Ann Arbor</li>
<li>Cornell University</li>
<li>University of California, Davis</li>
<li>Stanford University</li>
<li>South Carolina State University</li>
<li>University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign</li>
<li>Ohio State University, Columbus</li>
<li>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</li>
<li>University of Washington</li>
<li>University of California, Riverside</li>
<li>University of Virginia</li>
<li>University of Pennsylvania</li>
<li>University of Wisconsin, Madison</li>
<li>University of Texas, Austin</li>
<li>University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill</li>
<li>Iowa State University</li>
<li>University of Notre Dame</li>
<li>College of William and Mary</li>
<li>University of Southern California</li>
<li>University of Arizona</li>
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<p><a href=“http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2007/0709.natlrankings.pdf[/url]”>http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2007/0709.natlrankings.pdf</a> :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>Ranked #2 in....... it's not really clear what.</p>

<p>Some odd formula that considers % on Pell Grants, % in ROTC, and % who later serve in the Peace Corps (among other things). Nothing about academic excellence.</p>

<p>Love UCLA, but this ranking doesn't mean much.</p>

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<p>ROFLLLLLLLLLL</p>

<p>Penn State in front of Stanford</p>

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<p>"We use three criteria that we believe best measure the impact schools have on the country. The first is social mobility: does the school do a good job recruiting and graduating poorer students? The second is research: is the school supporting the scientific and humanistic study that is key to our national strength, by producing PhDs and winning research grants? And the third is service: how effectively does the school foster an ethic of giving back to the country, either through military or civilian service?"</p>

<p>What a bunch of mush.</p>

<p>By carefully choosing and weighting of the factors, one could make nearly any college "#1" for some arcane set of criteria.</p>

<p>Library size?
Undergrad population?
Number of drinking fountains?
% of undergrads who wear polo shirts?</p>

<p>Sheez.</p>