The Washington Post's College, Inc. blog discusses the meaning of the National Research Council's doctoral program rankings (which, apparently, you need a PhD to decipher).
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Should you trust university rankings?
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U.S. universities still best in the world, says U.K. magazine
Previous posts on university rankings:
Should you trust university rankings?
Yet more university rankings
U.S. universities still best in the world, says U.K. magazine