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http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinehoward/2013/07/24/americas-top-colleges-2013/
As expected, USMA leads all.
As expected, USMA leads all.
The Forbes ranking is pretty skewed; Their system places a precedence on cost (almost $0 for USMA students) and post graduate employment (nearly 100% for USMA graduates). No other school (outside of the other academies) can compete with that.
Another year, same old discussion. I wouldn't call it skewed... it's what they measure. Other rankings measure other things. Regardless, the Academies always come out near the top.
The Forbes ranking is pretty skewed; Their system places a precedence on cost (almost $0 for USMA students) and post graduate employment (nearly 100% for USMA graduates). No other school (outside of the other academies) can compete with that.
And yet, while enjoying those same 2 advantages, Navy and USAFA are more than 20 spots behind USMA. Hmmm...
I have no problem letting USMA take the spotlight in this poll, I think it is the first time, in a long time, they have been first in something compared to all the other SAs.
The biggest weighting factor in the survey is post graduate success (35%), I think USMA would be well ahead here with regard to senior leadership at the Pentagon and the sheer number of senior officers in the Army versus the Navy and Air Force. The second highest weighting factor is Student Satisfaction (25%) - pretty sure this data can vary quite a bit depending on the time of year at the SA's (i.e. Dec of C4 year would be pretty low).
You mean besides Rhodes Scholars, Marshall Scholars, Truman Scholars, East-West Scholars, Hertz fellows, Presidents, Fortune 500 CEOs, walking on the moon, heads of state...
Oh, but hey, you guys win at football. Pat yourselves on the back!
I can think of a few ex-Enron traders that hail from West Point!
At least our football team hasn't sexually assaulted anyone lately
It just doesn't matter. We all know that the air force is the best. The only reason West Point is ranked higher than Air Force and Navy, is because Army cadets have lower expectations.
LOL!!!
I agree that it doesn't matter as the target audience for the Forbes College ranking is unsuspecting parents and high school students that don't care about ranking methodology.
I can't recall any high school kid or parents asking me what the ranking methodology when I mentioned the Forbes College ranking.