University Rankings: How it works!

University Rankings are commonly conducted by magazines, newspapers

and institutions of higher education. While some rankings consider the overall 

quality of an institution, other focus on specific departments or programs.

So how is it decided where to place each institution?

It depends.

Basically, a given institution is graded in several distinct parameters. The final grade

of the institution is formulated according to these grades. It should be noted that

each of these parameters may be weighted differently in the composition of the

final grade.

Common parameters include (but are not limited to):

- Citations to the works of faculty members in scientific papers worldwide

- Surveys of the institution's reputation among notable researchers

- Surveys of the institution's reputation among relevant figures in the job market

- Number of Nobel Prize winners in the institution

- Mean annual salary of an institution's graduate

What are university rankings?

So you want to study for a degree. Which university you choose will play a
critical role in how your next few years look like and eventually determine
your career opportunities. So you better make the right decision!                                                                                                           

This is where university rankings come into play. 

You need to find the Best Place to Study!                                                                                                    

Keep your budget in mind, figure out your desired location, and so on; but 
don't forget, the academic level and reputation of the institution you eventually 
pick will make a huge difference on the outcome of your studies. University
Rankings are a way to measure these important things.                                                                                                                                   

College and University Rankings are lists of institutions of higher education,
the order of which is determined by a combination of factors. These factors
vary greatly; some of the rankings are based on parameters measuring the
purely academic quality of an institution (citations of the institution's faculty
members, for instance), while other address factors such as the opinions of
your future employers or the mean annual salary of a graduate.                                                                                                                                                                                     

Remember: some rankings are more relevant to you than others! 

Check out How it Works in this post, so you might make the best choice!