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OT: 2021 US News College rankings

Rutgers is the 50th best university in the world. Others that have been mentioned are below us—
 
Every New Jersey student, parent, guidance counselor, teacher and principal in private schools, homeschools, and public schools needs to know that we are number 50 in the world !
 
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Big Ten schools in the Top 100 in order—
Michigan
Northwestern
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Rutgers
State Penn
Purdue
Ohio State
Maryland

UConn and Florida State not near Rutgers
 
These rankings are hot garbage. Is there any coincidence that all the HBCUs have jumped in rankings by so much in today's political climate? Come on now. These rankings have lost all objectivity.
 
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Rutgers is the 50th best university in the world. Others that have been mentioned are below us—
WOW

#50 Rutgers
#51 USC !
#52 Vanderbilt !!
#53 Univ of Texas Medical
#54 Pennsylvania State [roll]
 
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Sadly, our administration has never understood how to play the game.

HBCU's jumped lol. They will be ahead of the Ivies next year lol.
 
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We're all tied at 63, not 23. Not much difference between 40 and 80 really, although quite a few schools ahead of us that shouldn't be, such as GA, USF, Cuse and Nova. Can't argue much with the top 20-25 though.
Tied for 23 for top public schools. Agree there a schools that have no business being ahead of near Rutgers. UConn? FSU? Seriously?
 
These rankings are a joke. I have worked with a few Harvard Yale grads who were complete dopes. Some of the public ivies would be top 10-15 if they were private. Stanford though is no joke.
 
Rutgers US News Rankings 1996-2021

1996 #45, #12 public
1998 #16 public
2000 #22 public
2001 #24 public
2004 #60
2005 #58
2006 #60
2007 #60
2008 #59
2009 #64
2010 #66
2011 #64
2012 #68, #24 public
2013 #68
2014 #69, #25 public
2015 #70
2016 #72
2017 #70
2018 #69, #25 public
2019 #56, #17 public, #5 B1G
2020 #62, #22 public, #8 B1G
2021 #63, #23 public, #8 B1G

If anyone has the data to fill in some of the blanks, then feel free.
 
WOW

#50 Rutgers
#51 USC !
#52 Vanderbilt !!
#53 Univ of Texas Medical
#54 Pennsylvania State [roll]
C'mon now people.. one measurement is objective and the other is largely subjective.. surely we know in today's climate it is the subjective measurement that matters... that's SCIENCE!
 
I highly recommend this article about Northeastern and the U.S. News rankings.


 
The adminstration doesn't care or understand how to play the game. Rankings be damned. Clemson is a poster child for getting it. One consistent across the Rutgers administration since Bloustein left. Tone deaf dummies who focus on the wrong things.

One of the biggest focuses they should have is doing what it takes to get the school ranked as highly as possible. Hard to circle that square with admission standard goals though.
 
I highly recommend this article about Northeastern and the U.S. News rankings.



Part of it's playing the game. But the Northeastern also reduced class sizes, upgraded (at least by reputation) the faculty and improved amenities. Although I think amenities might be considered playing the game.
 
I highly recommend this article about Northeastern and the U.S. News rankings.


Northeastern is the poster child for overrated, expensive, private college.
 
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