<p>I am trying to surmise why UConn is considered a better school than Northeastern. Does anyone know why they consider UConn superior?</p>
<p>Last year Northeastern and UConn were tied at 69 I believe. This year UConn rose to 58 and Northeastern rose to 62. With ties, no schools are ranked 59, 60 or 61. One place in the rankings doesn’t mean there is a significant difference in the schools. </p>
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<p>They are relative equals, one isn’t superior/better than the other really.</p>
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The US News methodology is no secret. To figure out the answer to such a question, one only has to look at the criteria and see where UConn did better than Northeastern.</p>
<p>6 Year Graduation Rate (16%)
81% UConn
77% Northeastern</p>
<p>Peer Assessment (15%)
3.2 UConn
3.1 Northeastern</p>
<p>Financial Resources (10%)</p>
<h1>47 UConn</h1>
<h1>90 Northeastern</h1>
<p>Counselor Assessment (7.5%)
3.9 Northeastern
3.8 UConn</p>
<p>Graduation Rate Performance (7.5%)
+9 UConn
+3 Northeastern</p>
<p>Test Scores (7.5%)
1230-1390 Northeastern
1130-1310 UConn</p>
<p>Faculty Salary (7%)
? Data not available</p>
<p>Classes with <20 students (6%)
61.7% Northeastern
44.4% UConn</p>
<p>Top 10 Percent (6%)
51% Northeastern
44% UConn</p>
<p>Alumni Giving Rate (5%)</p>
<h1>57, 17% UConn</h1>
<h1>123, 11% Northeastern</h1>
<p>Freshman Retention (4%)
93% UConn
92% Northeastern</p>
<p>Professors with Terminal Degrees (3%)
? Data not available</p>
<p>Classes with >50 students (2%)
7% Northeastern
17% UConn</p>
<p>Acceptance Rate (1.5%)
38% Northeastern
54% UConn</p>
<p>Full Time Faculty (1%)
90.1% UConn
88.2% Northeastern</p>
<p>Student-Faculty Ratio (1%)
13:1 Northeastern
18:1 UConn</p>
<p>That was very helpful. Thanks.</p>
<p>But you should pick a school based on your own criteria, what is important to you, cost, vibe, programs, fit etc. Irrespective of USNWR ranking.</p>
<p>sovereigndebt Yes. That is absolutely true. Being very familiar with both schools, I was really asking what USNWR was using as their criteria.</p>