미국의 최고 대학 순위는

  미국의 최고 대학 순위는 America's Best Colleges

 

물론 미국에 있는 대학만을 대상으로 한 것으로, Top Ten 대학은 다음과 같은 순위다.  

 

1.United States Military Academy(미육사)  2. Princeton University(프린스턴)   3. California Institute of Technology(캘리포니아 공대)  4. Williams College(윌리암스)  5. Harvard University (하버드) 6.Wellesley College(웰슬리) 7.United States Air Force Academy(미공사)  8.Amherst College(애머스트)  9.Yale University(예일) 10. Stanford University(스탠포드)

Forbes' list of public and private colleges and universities ranks the best schools--from the students' point of view.

The best college in America has an 11:30 p.m. curfew. It doesn't allow alcohol in the dorms, which must be kept meticulously clean. Students have to keep their hair neat, their shoes shined, their clothes crisply pressed. They also receive a world-class education, at no cost, and incur no debt--except for a duty to their country.

The college, of course, is the U.S Military Academy, or West Point, and it tops our second-annual ranking of America's Best Colleges, compiled by Forbes and the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. In this report, the CCAP ranks 600 undergraduate institutions based on the quality of the education they provide, the experience of the students and how much they achieve. 평가기준은 실제로 대학이 학생의 필요에 부응하는 지 여부를 주요한 평가 잣대로 삼았다. 미국내 총 600개 대학을 대상으로 실시됐으며 학생들의 수업 평가와 졸업 이후 성취, 학비 수준, 수상 실적, 졸업비율 등이 주요한 평가 지표가 됐다.

West Point rose to the top spot on our rankings after placing sixth in 2008. (For more on West Point, see "How West Point Beat The Ivy League.") The move illustrates strong performances on the part of all the service academies, including the U.S. Air Force Academy, which came in seventh, and the U.S. Naval Academy, which came in 30th place. Last year's No. 1 school, Princeton University, moved to No. 2 in the rankings, followed by the California Institute of Technology, Williams College, Harvard and Wellesley.

Other schools generally considered to be America's best still rank high--Amherst (No. 8), Yale (No. 9), Stanford (No. 10) and MIT (No. 11). But our approach to evaluating performance also yields some hidden jewels. Among liberal arts colleges, Centre (No. 14) and Union (No. 26) rank in the top 30 of all institutions. Boston College (No. 16) far outperforms Dartmouth (No. 98), Duke (No. 104) and Cornell (No. 105). And among flagship state universities, Illinois (No. 132) outranks Big Ten Conference rival (No. 200) Michigan.

 

포브스지 Edited by David M. Ewalt and Hana R. Alberts, 08.05.09, 06:00 PM EDT

원문보기 : http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/02/best-colleges-ratings-opinions-ranking-2009_land.html