Resources

College/University Rankings

United States of America:

A Note on Rankings

• There are no official rankings of US universities.
• Rankings usually only cover a small percentage of the total number of institutions offering a subject.
• Beware of rankings that fail to adequately explain their methodology.

The following are some of the more widely known rankings of US institutions for study in the US. NONE offer the perfect measure of an institution's quality and wise students do not use these as a shortcut to doing thorough research into suitable programmes.

• Kiplinger Top 100 Public Colleges: Kiplinger Magazine's ranking of state-funded universities.
• The Princeton Review: Rankings for undergraduate colleges and universities based on student surveys.
• US News & World Report: A US national news magazine that publishes an annual rankings for both undergraduate and graduate schools.

Rankings for Specific Subject Areas

• BusinessWeek
• The Philosophical Gourmet Report 1998-2000: Ranking by a university professor based on the quality of tenured faculty at programmes concentrating in analytical philosophy.

Canada:

• MacLean’s Magazine

United Kingdom:

• The Times Good University Guide: Influential university rankings by The Times
• The Guardian University Guide
• UK Education Advisory Service rankings

Asia:

• AsiaWeek: Annual rankings of best schools in Asia:
• Financial Times rankings: Best MBA schools in the world

Australia:

• www.internationaleconomics.net/rankings.html
• AsiaWeek rankings