Why do US News rankings seem way off?

<p>Is it just me, or do the US News rankings not make any sense?</p>

<p>Uhh..you care to share how it is not accurate rather than just rambling and leaving everyone guessing?</p>

<p>wharton is #1....</p>

<p>Your opinion may differ.</p>

<p>for ugrad business its just peer rating...its bs</p>

<p>USNews is basically an attempt at a prestige ranking from opinions within the academic community. Nothing more, nothing less. You have to take all of these rankings with a grain of salt, they aren't definitive by any means. That said, I think for the purpose of ranking based on prestige, it is a much better approximation than businessweek.</p>

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USNews is basically an attempt at a prestige ranking

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not with regular universities...how can u explain princeton being #1...</p>

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<p>Lehigh's business school isn't even in the Top 50? (businessweek has it at 20)</p>

<p>Did they just forget Lehigh</p>

<p>BC, a very prestigious school, is only 29? (businessweek has it at 14)</p>

<p>Top</a> US Undergraduate Business Schools</p>

<p>Some these schools that are much harder to get into are ranked lower than schools that are much easier to get into</p>

<p>So how is it possible Lehigh doesn't have a Top 50 business school according to US News when everyone knows it's great?</p>

<p>i would say both has it's problems </p>

<p>i would stick with us news's top 10 and businessweek's 10-30 </p>

<p>the rest is just "a random ranking of garbage" with a few exceptions</p>

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not with regular universities...how can u explain princeton being #1...

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<p>Key word is attempt. That being said, I don't think anyone can effectively prove that Princeton can't be the most prestigious school for undergrad.</p>

<p>Well in pop culture references it's always been Harvard lol so I guess that's something.</p>