<p>Student615 is right on the mark. Its impossible to rank academic quality using statistics, regardless of methodology. Its really such a subjective matter. I suggest that it doesnt matter if a school is better academically for my neighbor. The only thing that is relevant is what is the best school for me or my children. Even using the number of PhD’s produced by various schools is an incomplete measure. How about measuring the number of CEO"s? Perhaps the best measure is who does the best job of educating whole human beings with strong values and ethics, who can be productive in the workplace and who become successful adults and parents contributing to society through service to others?</p>