Every other Ivy League school posts a Common Data Set on its website, as do all but eight of the universities among the top 100 in the U.S. This is highly unusual for a university of its stature. By this measure, Columbia far surpasses all of its competitors in the top 100 universities the nearest runners-up are Chicago and Rochester, which claim 78.9% and 78.5%, respectively.Īlthough there is no compulsory reporting of information on class sizes to the government, the vast majority of leading universities voluntarily disclose their Fall class size figures as part of the Common Data Set initiative.Ĭolumbia, however, does not issue a Common Data Set. The 82.5% figure for classes in range (a) is particularly extraordinary. These figures are remarkably strong, especially for an institution as big as Columbia. News ranking pages, Columbia reports (a) that 82.5% of its undergraduate classes have under 20 students, whereas (e) only 8.9% have 50 students or more. As we will see, several of the key figures supporting Columbia’s high ranking are inaccurate, dubious, or highly misleading.Īccording to the 2022 U.S. To see what is really happening, we need to delve into these figures in more detail.Ĭan we be sure that the data accurately reflect the reality of life within the university? Regrettably, the answer is no. News formula uses only figures directly related to academic merit, not quality-of-life indicators or crime rates. Why have Columbia’s fortunes improved so dramatically? One possibility that springs to mind is the general improvement in the quality of life in New York City, and specifically the decline in crime but this can have at best an indirect effect, since the U.S. It is natural to wonder what the reason might be. Ī few other top-tier universities have also improved their standings, but none has matched Columbia’s extraordinary rise. It has been gratifying to witness Columbia’s steady rise from 18th place, on its debut in 1988, to the lofty position of 2nd place which it attained this year. News ranking of National Universities with considerable interest.
Like other faculty members at Columbia University, I have followed Columbia’s position in the U.S. Twenty percent of an institution’s ranking is based on a “peer assessment survey” in which college presidents, provosts, and admissions deans are asked to rate other institutions, but the remaining 80% is based entirely on numerical data collected by the institution itself. News rankings is that they claim to be based largely on uniform, objective figures like graduation rates and test scores. News rankings of colleges and universities continue to fascinate students, parents, and alumni. Nearly forty years after their inception, the U.S.
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