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Post by matunuck on Sept 19, 2020 11:10:20 GMT -5
Good to know. The categories aren't about geography and national vs regional reputation and reach, but about how many degrees of various types are issued. I still enjoyed opining, even though it wasn't relevant to the subject. National rankings are far more competitive than regional ones.
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Post by matunuck on Sept 19, 2020 11:20:19 GMT -5
I read the WSJ/THE story and rankings with dismay. Upon further reflection, it seems rather subjective. "Forty percent of each of each school's overall score comes from student outcomes, including graduates' salaries and debt;" Graduates salary data is self-reported 10 years after graduation, which i would think would lead to some self-selection bias. Two other components are "academic reputation" (based on a survey of leading scholars) and "student engagement" (based on a survey from 2 market research firms). These also seem highly subjective, particularly given that the anti-Catholic bias that still lingers on in higher education. While there are some hard, quant data metrics, like student graduation, debt at graduation and published scholarly research papers per faculty member, the overall ranking to me seems less accurate than the USN version. Looking at the US News national rankings (which are the major leagues of the rankings), certainly does appear that the peer assessment scores are uniformly lower for Catholic schools. But I haven’t done a deep dive on it.
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