OT - Washington Monthly University Rankings

[Bart]

A fair comparison between the Money poll and the Washington Monthly poll's Best Bang for the Buck Colleges:

Money (national) Washington (northeast)
174. West Chester-----105. ESU
337. Slippery Rock-----138. West Chester
384. Bloomsburg--------147. Bloomsburg
567. California-----------168. Mansfield
577. Shippensburg -----180 Slippery Rock
590. Millersville----------189 Lock Haven
629. Clarion--------------196. Millersville
631. Kutztown------------212. Shippensburg
669. Lock Haven--------215. Kutztown
685. IUP-------------------255. IUP
------------------------------ 294. Clarion
------------------------------ 299. Edinboro
-------------------------------305. Cheyney

[IUPbigINDIANS]

In the right poll you could probably rank a Ford Focus ahead of a Mercedes. Just sayin'

[Bart]

It looks like most PSAC schools rank higher in this poll. It appears they are ranking based on much different criteria. Here we have criteria based on what schools due for the country, "social mobility, research, and promoting public service". The Money poll is looking for "quality and affordability", more like measuring the best bang for the buck. They both could be right.

[IUPNation]

I mentioned them in the Money Magazine rankings thread, so here they are. The methodology was created by people who study university outcomes, so I trust it the most.

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020college-guide/

Master's Universities:

90. Millersville
115. West Chester
119. Slippery Rock
121. East Stroudsburg
155. California
160. Shippensburg
170. Bloomsburg
175. Kutztown
208. Lock Haven
233. Clarion
262. Edinboro


298. Mercyhurst
325. Penn State Behrend
521. Seton Hill

National Universities:
193. IUP
327. Gannon

Liberal Arts Colleges:
153. Cheyney

Cheyney is ranked higher than Elizabethtown College.

Why is Shippensburg dropping?

BTW....The Centre County Community College was only 108 and the Oakland Junior College was 153 in the National Rankings.

According to Washington Monthly...IUP is the Stanford of the PSAC!

[Fightingscot82]

I mentioned them in the Money Magazine rankings thread, so here they are. The methodology was created by people who study university outcomes, so I trust it the most.

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020college-guide/

Master's Universities:

90. Millersville
115. West Chester
119. Slippery Rock
121. East Stroudsburg
155. California
160. Shippensburg
170. Bloomsburg
175. Kutztown
208. Lock Haven
233. Clarion
262. Edinboro


298. Mercyhurst
325. Penn State Behrend
521. Seton Hill

National Universities:
193. IUP
327. Gannon

Liberal Arts Colleges:
153. Cheyney

Cheyney is ranked higher than Elizabethtown College.