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The Academic Rankings that the Conferences are Using

Buffnik

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The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) is the one the Big 10 and others are using to evaluate potential members.

Here's the top of the Big 12:

1. University of Colorado (#34)
2. University of Texas (#38)
3. Texas A&M University (#88)

Lots of surprises on the list, actually. Especially with how bad the Big 12 is. I couldn't even find a couple within the top 500.
 
Very interesting. Thanks. I will show this to all of my UT and Aggie friends.
 
ARWU is pretty heavily biased (in a weighting sense, not political) towards scientific research with international objectives and publications. it's used a lot for some things but not considered "comprehensive" (in academic circles).

that bias benefits CU with aerospace, Nobel winners, DoD contracts etc. not really a measure of day to day student experience or even professors/researchers the average student would ever even see**, just fyi.

ARWU ranks areas of specialty:

mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science, and econ/business.

works good for us.

edit**: my point is that these are basically private sector employees in all but the name.
 
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The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) is the one the Big 10 and others are using to evaluate potential members.

Here's the top of the Big 12:

1. University of Colorado (#34)
2. University of Texas (#38)
3. Texas A&M University (#88)

Lots of surprises on the list, actually. Especially with how bad the Big 12 is. I couldn't even find a couple within the top 500.

I'm going to need a source there, Nik. I think they're using the AAU rankings, which are different.
 
ARWU is released by a university in my country(China). Chinese students are more familiar with all the ranking related stuff because this is the most critical factor considered by us to choose school.

Compared with another famous ranking list from US News & World Report, ARWU is more research oriented, and focus more on science. frankly speaking, in terms of the comprehensive academic level, Texas is better than CU especially in engineering, and TAMU is on par with CU: TAMU is better in engineering while CU is better in fundamental science research

BTW: there is no public AAU ranking I think. And some(at lease 10) AAU schools just suck, like Nebraska and ISU. So it really has little reference value
 
I can still claim that ranking if my degree is from the school of arts and parties, right?
 
Cal ahead of Princeton and Yale.
UC San Diego ahead of Penn and Johns Hopkins...:wtf:
 
everyone gets a juicebox and a trophy! we are all winners in my book. now, let's head down to pizza hut for pepperoni slices and cokes! yay!
 
Cal ahead of Princeton and Yale.
UC San Diego ahead of Penn and Johns Hopkins...:wtf:

UCSD is a rising star in research field. I wouldn't be surprised if they surpass JH and Penn

Again, ARWU is more research oriented
 
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