US News - MU - #88

[marqfan22]

Pretty consistent over the past 30 years. It might have creeped into the high 70at one point, but I can't recall. Marquette is the fourth-highest-ranked school in the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, trailing only Georgetown University, Boston College and Santa Clara University. I don't remember Santa Clara always being highly ranked.

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities?myCollege=national-universities&_sort=myCollege&_sortDirection=asc

[Shaka Shart]

Dentist donations working in overdrive to get the dental school ranked to #14 to go along with that #88

[MuggsyB]

Apparently the Harvard of the Midwest is the 12th  best state school?

[WhiteTrash]

Apparently the Harvard of the Midwest is the 12th  best state school?

My sources in Madison tell me that the Badgers cooled on USNews and are focused on Playboy's Top 20 Party Schools.

[Galway Eagle]

Oof Dayton came in at 143. Imagine being ranked in the triple digits

[Scoop Snoop]

Oof Dayton came in at 143. Imagine being ranked in the triple digits

Cue Fieldhouse Flyer posting any moment now.

[cheebs09]

Cue Fieldhouse Flyer posting any moment now.

Based on that ranking, I'm starting to wonder if he can read. Definitely can't read a room.

[Shaka Shart]

Based on that ranking, I'm starting to wonder if he can read. Definitely can't read a room.

If you've driven through Ohio to Dayton and paid attention it isn't super surprising

[Scoop Snoop]

If you've driven through Ohio to Dayton and paid attention it isn't super surprising

Hey! Watch it pal! JD is a Dayton boy.

[MU82]

Based on that ranking, I'm starting to wonder if he can read. Definitely can't read a room.

Nice!

[Shaka Shart]

Hey! Watch it pal! JD is a Dayton boy.

We know that JD ain't standing for Juris Doctor if they're from Dayton

[WhiteTrash]

MU at 82nd in the WSJ rankings; ahead of UW-Madison and Dayton? Must be a misprint?

[MuggsyB]

MU at 82nd in the WSJ rankings; ahead of UW-Madison and Dayton? Must be a misprint?

The fact that MU isn't top 50 may cause me to amend my 5 point plan. 

[Shaka Shart]

The fact that MU isn't top 50 may cause me to amend my 5 point plan. 

Are you gonna carpet bomb Children's Wisconsin or something?

[Uncle Rico]

Are you gonna carpet bomb Children's Wisconsin or something?

Well, it's not a war crime anymore

[MuggsyB]

Are you gonna carpet bomb Children's Wisconsin or something?

..

What?  I went to UW grad school.  I'm not for carpet bombing Universities or Professors. 

[Shaka Shart]

..

What?  I went to UW grad school.  I'm not for carpet bombing Universities or Professors. 

Lol

[MU82]

Marquette is leaning into being ranked higher than Wisconsin. This was at the top of the alumni newsletter that arrived today by email:

[The Sultan]

Ah yes. A tale as old as time.

Framing whatever ranking makes you look the best.

[cheebs09]

Ah yes. A tale as old as time.

Framing whatever ranking makes you look the best.

I think MSOE has a banner on one of their buildings touting they are the second best college in the Midwest or country. I always chuckle at what kind of filters were used on that.

[MU82]

Ah yes. A tale as old as time.

Framing whatever ranking makes you look the best.

Absolutely. Good marketing.

[Billy Hoyle]

I think MSOE has a banner on one of their buildings touting they are the second best college in the Midwest or country. I always chuckle at what kind of filters were used on that.

My guess with MSOE is it's based upon undergrad engineering rankings in their category. It is a very good school. Rose-Hulman in Indiana promotes that it's ranked the #1 undergrad Engineering school in the US (where doctorates are not offered).

Sultan is right that schools will use any positive to promote, especially in this competitive environment. Cooley Law School in MI (the worst law school in the country) used to promote that they were "#1 in Michigan" (for MI Bar passage rates one year). Whatever works, right? Cooley also created their own rankings system that had it ranked #2, only behind Harvard Law. Now the school is in danger of losing its accreditation; it's so bad.

[JWags85]

My guess with MSOE is it's based upon undergrad engineering rankings in their category. It is a very good school. Rose-Hulman in Indiana promotes that it's ranked the #1 undergrad Engineering school in the US (where doctorates are not offered).

Sultan is right that schools will use any positive to promote, especially in this competitive environment. Cooley Law School in MI (the worst law school in the country) used to promote that they were "#1 in Michigan" (for MI Bar passage rates one year). Whatever works, right? Cooley also created their own rankings system that had it ranked #2, only behind Harvard Law. Now the school is in danger of losing its accreditation; it's so bad.

I had an ex-gf in college whose sister was hell bent on being a lawyer.  She wasn't a good or dedicated student (got into Wake Forest due solely to alumni/donation connections, somehow graduated), so the only schools she got into were St Thomas (the law school diploma mill in Miami) and New England College of Law.  Pretty sure NECL was bottom 3 in the country at the time, but they were advertising themselves as something like "Top 5 in the country for students transferring to (insert fluffy adjective) programs".  Basically a fake ranking showing that the school was such a joke and so easy that you could make solid grades and transfer to a top 75 program for L2 or L3.