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| − | The '''US News rankings''' are the most widely used set of university and college rankings. Columbia typically places around 9th or 10th. This is probably fairly accurate, but many people believe that Columbia is consistently under-ranked because its admissions committee places less of an emphasis on [[SAT]] scores than most of the other top 10 universities. | + | The '''US News rankings''' are the most widely used set of university and college rankings. Columbia typically places around 9th or 10th. This is probably fairly accurate, but many people believe that Columbia is consistently under-ranked because its admissions committee places less of an emphasis on [[SAT]] scores than most of the other top 10 universities. Additionally, alumni giving is consistently lower at Columbia than at comparable institutions, further affecting our rank. |
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Revision as of 10:21, 24 June 2007
The US News rankings are the most widely used set of university and college rankings. Columbia typically places around 9th or 10th. This is probably fairly accurate, but many people believe that Columbia is consistently under-ranked because its admissions committee places less of an emphasis on SAT scores than most of the other top 10 universities. Additionally, alumni giving is consistently lower at Columbia than at comparable institutions, further affecting our rank.
