2022 College Rankings: Wealthy Private Universities Dominate, Again | WSJ

The rankings illustrate the ways the pandemic changed higher education

WSJ’s rankings of the top colleges in the U.S. shows that schools with deep pockets were best able to ride out the pandemic and perform in key categories. WSJ’s Doug Belkin explains the methodology of this year’s report and its highlights. Photo: Philip Keith for The Wall Street Journal

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[Borrister]

I had the privilege and opportunity of studying at an Ivy League school for undergraduate. My recommendation is to go ONLY IF you receive a lot of money in financial grants from the university (money you don’t have to pay back) or your parents can afford it. Don’t go in debt for undergrad. Just go to your best state school. If you’re gonna spend big bucks for Ivy League, do it for law school, MBA, or MD.

[DeSanto]

I don’t understand this criticism at all. OF COURSE wealthier universities are going to be better, because they can afford better teachers and better facilities. Idk why this would be shocking to anyone (unless you’re a journalist who clutches pearls for a living I guess)

[untouchablex]

Joke: How do you know if someone you just met went to Harvard? Answer: He will tell you very shortly after introducing himself.

[_JamesManning]

Because you don’t measure the value of college in the right way. We need to measure student growth from baseline regardless of inputs to get a true measure of what the academic value chain is worth.

[coolbluereview]

Couldn’t find their “best value” list anywhere. They only published their “top schools” list. If anybody can find the best value one please link it.

[williamjayaraj]

Thanks for the video. Very informative.

[midlander]

What is "environment?" Is it openness to inquiry? That seems much diminished from even a few decades ago, and the quality of scholarship seems to be following.

[rajibhasan]

Graduate student at The Johns Hopkins University. Excited to see my school’s good ranking and performance in 2022 through WSE/THE ranking evaluation. I love my school !!

[kylerham]

for Academic Itself
1. Harvard
2. MIT
3. Princeton
4. Stanford
5. Chicago
6. Yale
7. Cal Tech
8. Duke
9. Penn
10. Columbia
11. UC Berkeley
12. JHU
13. Northwestern
14. Brown
15. UCLA
16. Cornell
17. Rice
18. Vanderbilt
19. Dartmouth
20. ND

[superfluous]

Can you guys make video or index for similar ranking for PhD . Some country paid for PhD some not . Yes, these think consider after research interest matching . But do ruffly .

[garyleiser]

How can Cal Tech be included in these rankings? It is a technical institute not a normal university. Including it is like comparing apples and oranges.

[edwardb]

More important than the alleged prestige/ratings of a college is the dedication of the student. Further, the sticker price of a college often doesn't take into consideration the financial aid package available to those who need it.

[shatakshinegi]

Can someone kindly explain why Princeton is at #8? I was a bit shocked to see it there. I'm not studying there rn, just curious.

[kentheengineer]

What are the criteria for ranking schools i wonder 0:38? Whut 0:58

[importantname]

you mean that rich people pay to give their children the advantage over the poor?

[SiddhantPrateek]

input will always be high if the minimum score margins are high. At least students get a chance to try as many times, country like India getting into top Tier 1 uni for the degree is only twice and environment ranking would way low.

[tigerrx]

I had the privilege of attending CUNY-City College of New York for my undergrad in mechanical engineering, Johns Hopkins for graduate degree (paid for by current employer - top defense technology company), I’d say I got a BANG for my buck. 😁

[adhdtrader]

No one has heard of Berea College...how much they pay to be on tht list fr

[asaiahyankey]

I’m surprised UC Berkeley is not on the list.

[RyanJamesCarson]

Teachers College Columbia University- Columbia University’s Graduate School of Education and Psychology was ranked #1 this year (2024) in the category of graduate schools of education.

This institution was not a part of any controversy.