By . Governments always face a choice between access and excellence: does it make more sense to focus resources on a few institutions in order to make them more “world-class”, or does it make sense to build capacity more widely and increase access? During hard times, these choices become more acute. In the US, for instance, the 1970s were a time when persistent federal budget deficits as a result of the Vietnam War, combined with a period of slow growth, caused higher education budgets to contract. More...
2016 Maclean’s University Rankings: A letter from the editor
By . For 25 years, Maclean’s has helped Canadians make educated decisions about post-secondary education. This year we’re back, bigger and better than ever.
Twenty-five years ago, two Maclean’s editors with kids in high school realized there was no place to get comparative facts about universities. The glossy school brochures didn’t contain student-faculty ratios. More...
Using earnings data to rank colleges: A value-added approach updated with College Scorecard data
By . Following up on previous Brookings research measuring the value colleges add to student outcomes irrespective of student characteristics, this study analyzes the Obama administration’s new College Scorecard database to produce value-added rankings for 3,173 colleges (1,507 two-year colleges and 1,666 four-year colleges), based on the earnings of alumni. More...
Financial Times Executive MBA Ranking 2015: top 100
By Ellie Bothwell. Financial Times reveals its top 100 worldwide executive MBA programmes based on alumni success. More...
Top 25 UK universities for graduate employment
By Ellie Bothwell. London institutions top Good University Guide 2016 list based on graduate job prospects. More...
World University Rankings blog: the challenges facing world-class universities
By Ellie Bothwell. THE’s summit, held at the University of Melbourne, was full of similarly uplifting comments from both delegates and the prestigious line-up of speakers. But it also examined the challenges that world-class universities are facing and how these may be tackled in the future. More...
Universities to focus on subject-based rankings
Russian universities will aim to rise in international subject-based rankings, rather than institutional ones due to "a different organisational structure" of Russian institutions, writes Gleb Fedorov for Russia Beyond The Headlines. Read more...
Un nouveau palmarès mondial des universités peu favorable à la France
Par Fanny Lauzier. Pour la deuxième édition de son classement, le magazine US News and world report place quatre universités américaines aux quatre premières places. L’université Pierre et Marie Curie, première représentante française, pointe au 49e rang. Suite...
Classement des universités : un seul établissement français dans le Top 100 mondial
Par Hugues Lefèvre. Le classement du Times Higher Education recense les meilleures universités dans le monde depuis 2004, dominé par les facs américaines. Avec un seul établissement dans le Top 100, la France fait figure de mauvaise élève. Suite...
Ces palmarès qui déchirent
Par Alexandre Roberge. Pour les éditeurs, la publication de classements des établissements scolaires, pour aider les jeunes et leurs parents à choisir leur établissement, devient un succès annuel assuré. Toutefois, cet exercice ne se passe pas sans être décrié. Voir l'article...