<p>We already knew this; now it's in black and white.</p>
<p>America's</a> Best Colleges 2008 - Forbes.com</p>
<p>Just because inquiring minds will want to know:</p>
<p>Air Force=16
Navy=36</p>
<p>Go Army, Beat Everyone Else!!</p>
<p>Only surprise is why Navy was ranked so high!</p>
<p>Big Green, I see they weren't impressed over on the Navy Board, even with your conservative credentials :)</p>
<p>Good Stuff - Dig a little deeper and you will find West Point was the #1 PUBLIC University!!
In fact, in the top for were the "others" - USAFA and USNA.</p>
<p>West Point was also the most 'surprising' pick.</p>
<p>Criteria included cost of attendance (in US $$ - they obviously don't count sweat!), the quality of education and how much their students achieve.</p>
<p>Good News and it's great to see West Point - and the 'others' win some respect!</p>
<p>Perhaps Forbes has made an important paradigm shift in the way colleges are rated, based on the actual quality and substance of the educational experience rather than relying on purely "reputation" and/or the monetary earnings of its graduates, which itself may be more based on old paradigms than the actual educational experience. Like with football, there seems to be a lot more parity between colleges than ever before. Graduating "leaders of character" may indeed be as (or more) important than graduating "captains of industry".</p>