What do you think about World University Rankings?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Alex2, Oct 31, 2009.

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    The latest World University Rankings in 2009 are published recently, and I have found that the results are quite different for the two international league tables: ARWU and THES Rankings. Both are very famous university ranking tables.

    In the Academic Ranking of World Universities, 8 US universities occupied the top 10 positions, with Harvard at No. 1 in the world, and Stanford at No.2, UC Bekeley ranked No.3 and Cambridge ranked No. 4, while the THES rankings 2009 have Cambridge at No. 2, Yale at No. 3 and University College London (UK) at No. 4.

    Yale is not even in the top 10 in ARWU ranking BUT is ranked No. 3 in THES.

    University College London is not in the top 10 in ARWU but it is a top 4 university according to THES.

    What do you think about it? Which ranking tables are more accurate?
     
    Last edited: Oct 31, 2009
    Alex2, Oct 31, 2009 IP