In Reply to: Re: One other factor: Academics mh DUKE posted by wesclinbruin on April 24, 2026 at 16:32:46
Per Google AI:
Academic Rankings Comparison
U.S. News & World Report (2026 Rankings):
Duke University: Generally ranked #7 nationally.
UCLA: Generally ranked #17 nationally.
(In the past, USNWR rankings were suspect because they put so much emphasis on the size of a school's endowment fund. I don't know how much of a factor that still is, IF it is.)
QS World University Rankings (2026):
Duke University: Ranked #62
UCLA: Ranked #46
Times Higher Education World University Rankings(2026):
Duke University: Ranked #28
UCLA: Ranked #18
So in 2 of those 3 rankings, UCLA is ahead of Puke, and the caveat I wrote about USNWR's rankings might be less significant.