tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748060798655400108.post914657673503100477..comments2023-11-02T08:55:35.510-07:00Comments on Market Design: Rankings of universities: vintages and coordination of expectationsAl Rothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02232854038397912604noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748060798655400108.post-76319508501368059862009-04-30T21:26:00.000-07:002009-04-30T21:26:00.000-07:00Of course, the two lists are using different weigh...Of course, the two lists are using different weightings, possibly even different criteria. Carnegie Mellon is 22nd on the US list, and 21st on the international list. <br /><br />Princeton is 2nd on the US News list of US universities, but only the 8th highest US school on the QS list.Daniel Tilkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542151977307160769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748060798655400108.post-66274951287742833302009-04-27T10:11:00.000-07:002009-04-27T10:11:00.000-07:00Being old is also correlated with having a large e...Being old is also correlated with having a large endowment. How well do the rankings correlate with that? Probably much better than with age.<br /><br />I'm not sure of the current USNews methdology, but don't they also take spending per student into account, further reinforcing this?<br /><br />Rice may be one of the newest of the high-ranked schools, but it has a lot of money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748060798655400108.post-89729254390523280582009-04-27T08:59:00.000-07:002009-04-27T08:59:00.000-07:00School rankings seem to be a self-reinforcing loop...School rankings seem to be a self-reinforcing loop -- top quality students and professors want the prestige of being associated with the "best". This, in turn, leads to higher rankings.Mikenoreply@blogger.com