Times World University Rankings - Michigan #21
I didn't see this posted yet, but the Times World University Rankings were released recently.
Michigan was tops in the Big Ten at 21, with Northwestern at 25. Only two in the top 25 of the rankings.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2016/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25
October 1st, 2015 at 1:26 PM ^
Must be inaccurate because Pat Fitzgerald boast graphic.
October 1st, 2015 at 2:40 PM ^
"Academic peers" for #25 Northwestern according to Pat:
#3 Stanford
#20 Duke
#87 Vanderbilt
#108 Notre Dame
#190 Boston College
Definitely not #21 Michigan though (or any of the other 10 Big Ten schools in that range)
October 1st, 2015 at 3:22 PM ^
The rankings are based upon the entire School-Grad Schools are included, so they aren't just based off of the undergraduate school(s).
October 1st, 2015 at 3:25 PM ^
To be fair, he's recruiting kids for undergraduate education, and our #21 ranking is raised signficantly by our strong graduate programs as compared to undergraduate.
October 1st, 2015 at 3:28 PM ^
If I remember correctly, when I first starting attending UM in 2007, they were around 25 with UC Berkeley and UVA in US News' undergrad rankings.
October 1st, 2015 at 3:41 PM ^
I think those undergrad programs are all comperable. The place where these rankings are way skewed as far as undergrad, though, is Notre Dame and Vanderbilt, which are at least on par with Michigan undergrad. BC, I have no idea about.
October 1st, 2015 at 6:26 PM ^
October 1st, 2015 at 4:35 PM ^
...you want to be fair about this?
October 1st, 2015 at 4:39 PM ^
Hell - every other kid is a grad transfer now.
October 1st, 2015 at 5:02 PM ^
Obviously the "party culture" and "binge drinking" is tarnishing Michigan's degree and reputation around the world like Blake Jones and Harper would lead you to believe.
Nimrods.
October 1st, 2015 at 1:28 PM ^
Big Ten Rankings
21. Michigan
25. Northwestern
36. Illinois
50. Wisconsin
65. Minnesota
75. PSU
90. OSU
99. MSU
113. Purdue
117. Maryland
123. Rutgers
201-250. Iowa, Indiana
301-350. Nebraska
October 1st, 2015 at 2:43 PM ^
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October 1st, 2015 at 2:17 PM ^
Congrats to MSU for cracking the top 100.
October 1st, 2015 at 4:09 PM ^
is lower than MSU and OSU. That can't be right.
October 1st, 2015 at 1:29 PM ^
My alma mater is not only ranked #1 (for the 5th year in a row), but is also undefeated in football since 1993!
October 1st, 2015 at 1:35 PM ^
When I first moved to LA I kept meeting all these people that went to Cal Polytechnic and I couldn't understand how all these party animals went to "Cal Tech". I knew it was a top school so something didn't jive. I eventually realized Cal Polytechnic in SLO was definitely different than Cal Tech.
Congrats on your education, great school.
October 1st, 2015 at 3:36 PM ^
Well, mine is ranked 13th and is undefeated so far this year . . . so . . . yea. Take that.
October 1st, 2015 at 1:31 PM ^
Seriously humans are obsessed with ranking everything.
Everyday rankings like this are released on everything, colleges, best/worst places to live, best/worst places to work, best/worst careers, best films, songs, etc.
On the various sports websites there are probably 50 football rankings and "power" rankings every week.
October 1st, 2015 at 1:42 PM ^
only 50?
October 1st, 2015 at 1:45 PM ^
This was the 4th best post I've read today.
October 1st, 2015 at 1:56 PM ^
number 3 in my rankings.
October 1st, 2015 at 1:32 PM ^
I bet Pat Fitzgerald is really confused about this.
October 1st, 2015 at 1:33 PM ^
> Only two in the top 25 of the rankings.
Three if you count Chicago as an emeritus
October 1st, 2015 at 1:36 PM ^
Oh look, another subjective "data driven" correlation which ranks things.
October 1st, 2015 at 1:39 PM ^
30 some odd percent is based on "Reputation" or just... polls.
Ranking Universities is no better than the BCS.
You have to play the games on the field. #UniversityPlayoff
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ranking-methodology-2016
October 1st, 2015 at 1:41 PM ^
18%, but yeah it's pretty substantial.
I think most academic rankings include some kind of review by peer institutions.
October 1st, 2015 at 1:43 PM ^
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October 1st, 2015 at 2:35 PM ^
October 1st, 2015 at 2:51 PM ^
Those of us who knew kids who thought they were the greatest for going to Notre Dame. Stupid Domers
October 1st, 2015 at 5:36 PM ^
My hometown (heavily Catholic area):
Mother #1: "My son just got into Harvard!"
Mother #2: "What's wrong, he could not get into Notre Dame?"
October 1st, 2015 at 6:29 PM ^
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October 1st, 2015 at 1:45 PM ^
October 1st, 2015 at 1:45 PM ^
Hail
October 1st, 2015 at 1:48 PM ^
Cal-Davis, Cal-San Diego and Cal-Santa Barbara are alway clumped closely together. They must all have very similar measurables as Cal system schools, but is it intentional? Or are the ranking "services" just being lazy, or both?
October 1st, 2015 at 3:01 PM ^
It is interesting, and I think it affects their reputations in some ways. It could be simply because I know the most about it (though I am not an alum), but UC San Diego is by many measures one of the best universities in the world. They spend more than $1B per year on R&D, more than any other UC system school and rank 5th nationally. In terms of obligations for federal research, they rank 4th. (behind Michigan in both rankings). They're up there with the Johns Hopkins, Harvards, Michigans, Dukes, etc. of the world as centers of scientific innovation.
However, I think it suffers mightily from name recognition. Even to other Americans, it's easy to mix up the UC system schools, with maybe Berkeley and LA being exceptions because of athletics (and also being great schools). To international observers, it's incredibly confusing on the whole.
October 1st, 2015 at 1:50 PM ^
There's been a general downward trend in all of these rankings, any ideas why?
October 1st, 2015 at 1:56 PM ^
Brandon.
October 1st, 2015 at 11:37 PM ^
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October 1st, 2015 at 2:06 PM ^
According to mlive, Michigan was ranked 17th last year. The reason for the drop is primarily because THE changed the rankings methodology, but it also doubled the number of universities included in the rankings.
Edit: wikipedia also indicates Michigan was ranked 17 last year.
All rankings for Michigan:
2015-16: 21
2014-15: 17
2013-14: 18
2012-13: 20
2011-12: 18
2010-11: 15
October 1st, 2015 at 2:53 PM ^
Which goes to show that all these rankings are inherently flawed. No schools should move often or far in any rankings.
October 1st, 2015 at 3:09 PM ^
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2015/wor…
Maybe that's not the right thing? Whateva.
October 1st, 2015 at 4:46 PM ^
is crazy. Don't they know we got Harbaugh?
October 1st, 2015 at 1:51 PM ^
Dartmouth 104?
Notre Dame 108?
October 1st, 2015 at 2:24 PM ^
Dartmouth and Notre Dame will suffer in any ranking that considers research. This ranking uses research for 30% of its score. Notre Dame was actually ranked higher than I expected it would be.
Most of the schools in the top 50 all have an elite medical school or science & engineering program.
I was surprised at how low Virginia was ranked (#147).