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http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelnoer/2012/08/01/americas-top-colleges-2/
"The rankings, which are compiled exclusively for Forbes by the Washington, D.C.-based Center for College Affordability and Productivity, focus on the things that matter the most to students: quality of teaching, great career prospects, high graduation rates and low-levels of debt. They do not attempt to assess a school’s reputation, nor are they a measure of academic selectivity and we pointedly ignore any metrics that would encourage schools to engage in wasteful spending."
This explains the questionable order of some schools on this list. The low levels of college dept is a particularly interesting criterion considering tuition per year at all of the "top 50" schools, save the Academies, are in the $60,000-$50,000 range. Interestingly enough, the farther down the list you go, the cheaper the schools are.
"The rankings, which are compiled exclusively for Forbes by the Washington, D.C.-based Center for College Affordability and Productivity, focus on the things that matter the most to students: quality of teaching, great career prospects, high graduation rates and low-levels of debt. They do not attempt to assess a school’s reputation, nor are they a measure of academic selectivity and we pointedly ignore any metrics that would encourage schools to engage in wasteful spending."
This explains the questionable order of some schools on this list. The low levels of college dept is a particularly interesting criterion considering tuition per year at all of the "top 50" schools, save the Academies, are in the $60,000-$50,000 range. Interestingly enough, the farther down the list you go, the cheaper the schools are.
