What does USNEWS peer-accessment score really measure?

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<p>InterestedDad, I am in 100% agreement with your post. </p>

<p>My comments about Wellesley and Smith are only meant to address the flaws of the USNews rankings and do not address the quality of education or reputation of the schools. As a CC member, I am more interested to read the reports of parents such as Mini, TheDad, or Jyber about what really happens at the school than taking clues from a ranking report. The same comment applies to you when it comes to Swarthmore and Williams. </p>

<p>I also agree that Wel and Smith provide wonderful opportunities when it comes to admissions. For example, for students who are not afraid to "waste" their ED ticket, the odds become trivial for a top ranked school. Adding the possibilities of venturing off campus that ranges from taking advantage of the consortium or participating in the exchange program in Engineering with Princeton and you have a very compelling niche market. </p>

<p>PS I think that Harvey Mudd suffers from its "funny" name and the fact of being ranked as a LAC. The most egregious element of USNews' analyses is the penalty imposed on the expected graduation rate that is derived from its very high SAT scores.</p>

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<p>can anyone give a link to the peer assessments for all schools?</p>

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<p>Those are just the research universities.</p>

<p>5.0/5.0
N/A</p>

<p>4.9/5.0
Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Princeton University
Stanford University
Yale University</p>

<p>4.8/5.0
University of California-Berkeley</p>

<p>4.7/5.0
California Institute of Technology
Columbia University</p>

<p>4.6/5.0
Cornell University
Duke University
Johns Hopkins University
University of Chicago
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Pennsylvania</p>

<p>4.5/5.0
Brown University</p>

<p>4.4/5.0
Dartmouth College
Northwestern University</p>

<p>4.3/5.0
Carnegie Mellon University
University of California-Los Angeles
University of Virginia</p>

<p>4.2/5.0
Rice University
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
University of Wisconsin-Madison</p>

<p>4.1/5.0
University of Texas-Austin
Vanderbilt University
Washington University-St Louis</p>

<p>4.0/5.0
Emory University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign</p>