college and university ranking
Let an agent explain university rankings, relay major rankings, methodologies, uses and criticisms from ranking publishers and higher education research with positions attributed, describe the named aliases, advise students to use rankings alongside other information, and distinguish rankings from accreditation, league tables of schools, research assessments and ratings.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain university rankings, relay major rankings, methodologies, uses and criticisms from ranking publishers and higher education research with positions attributed, describe the named aliases, advise students to use rankings alongside other information, and distinguish rankings from accreditation, league tables of schools, research assessments and ratings.
The ordering of higher education institutions by indicators such as research output, citations, reputation surveys, teaching, graduate outcomes and internationalisation, published by bodies such as the Academic Ranking of World Universities from 2003, QS and Times Higher Education, national rankings such as US News and World Report, and subject rankings such as law school rankings; the registry alias University Ranking by Academic Performance, URAP, from Middle East Technical University, is an instance. Methodologies differ and are criticised for bias, gaming and narrow measures, with some universities withdrawing from rankings, and positions are attributed.
What it is for: Comparing higher education institutions.
It can be explain major rankings; relay methodologies; present criticisms with attribution; describe named aliases.
Distinguishing features
Composite indicators
Global and national
Methodology disputes
Influence on choices
What it looks like
Published tables and lists of universities with scores.
Physical character
ARWU first published: 2003 year - Shanghai
US News college rankings: 1983 year
URAP: 2010 year - Middle East Technical University
How it is recognised
Ordering of universities by indicators
Law school ranking, University Ranking by Academic Performance, league table, world university ranking
Accreditation certifies quality; school league tables rank schools; research assessments allocate funding; ratings may not order
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
includes -
is contrasted with -
includes - instance
In practice
Families and kinds
global rankings
national rankings
subject rankings such as law schools
research-only rankings
multidimensional tools such as U-Multirank
Standards and regulation
Berlin Principles on Ranking of Higher Education Institutions of 2006
IREG audit
Failure modes and hazards
Treating rankings as definitive quality measures
Stale rank positions
Partisan framing of withdrawals
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What university rankings are.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What are university rankings, and how do they differ from accreditation, school league tables, research assessments and ratings? definition
- Is the question about choosing a university, research or policy? boundary
Aliases
Named aliases.
Aliases
Aliases.
- What are law school rankings and URAP? definition
- Which entry fits the specific ranking? action
Methods Methodologies.
Sources.
Indicators
Indicators.
Indicators
Indicators.
- Which indicators do ARWU, QS and THE use? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Principles
Berlin Principles.
Principles
Principles.
- What do the Berlin Principles recommend for rankings? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Critique Criticism.
Attribution.
Criticism
Criticism.
Criticism
Criticism.
- What do researchers and universities criticise about rankings, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Withdrawals
Withdrawals.
Withdrawals
Withdrawals.
- Why have some universities and law schools withdrawn from rankings, as reported? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
Context Use.
Context.
Students
Student choice.
Students
Students.
- How can students use rankings with other information such as course content and costs? provenance
- Which entry fits college admissions? action
Policy
Policy effects.
Policy
Policy.
- How have rankings influenced excellence initiatives in national policy? provenance
- Which entry fits excellence initiative? action
What the second pass must settle
- The registry alias URAP should be split off as an instance
- Should law school rankings be a separate entry?
- How should ranking methodologies be linked and kept current?