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One of
China's Most Elite Universities,
Shanghai
Jiao Tong,
Set Up the Institute
For Higher Education
to Develop a Means of
Evaluating
What a World Class University Truly Is |
Giving Harvard a Perfect Score of 100
No. 2 Was Cambridge in the UK
Stony Brook Was In the 101-152 Ranking
Where Scores Are So Close They Are Considered Equal
Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Web site
acknowledged the difficulties in ranking universities across the world
and said, "The quality of universities cannot be precisely measured by
mere numbers. Therefore, any ranking is controversial and no ranking is
absolutely objective."
While Shanghai Jiao Tong University's rankings used criteria mainly
concerned with scientific excellence, (number of Nobel Prizes and Fields
Medals, publications in Science and Nature), and were
radically different from most American rankings, (Berkeley and Columbia
beat out Princeton and Yale!) it is still
rewarding to see that in the eyes of the Chinese, soon to be the world's
greatest economic power, Stony Brook is thought of so highly. It is
amazing to see what universities they ranked lower.
Yuyu Shen, an undergraduate student from China and contributor to the
E-Zine, said, "Everyone in China knows about Stony Brook because of C.N.
Yang and Charles Wang."
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE:
STONY BROOK, N.Y., September 30, 2005
Stony Brook University has again been
ranked as one of the top universities in the world by the Institute for
Higher Education in Shanghai. It marks the second straight year the
University has been cited by the Institute, and the seventh time in less
than a year that Stony Brook has received worldwide or national acclaim.
The University was ranked among the top 152 universities in the world by
the Institute. In addition, Stony Brook was ranked among the top 100
universities in North and Latin America, with the Institute grouping it in
the category of number 58-77. Joining Stony Brook in that grouping were
such institutions as Dartmouth College, the University of Massachusetts,
and the University of Virginia.
Earlier this year, Stony Brook was ranked tied for 97th in the U.S. News
and World Report’s ranking of national universities and was tied for
45th in the ranking of public universities. It was also one of only 36
nationwide cited by the U.S News for the integration of research into
undergraduate education.
In the last year, Stony Brook has also been ranked as the 136th best
university in the world—out of more than 8,300—by the London Times
Higher Education Supplement, in the top 50 in North America, and 10th
among U.S. public universities
Contact: Patrick Calabria ·
631.632.6310 · FAX: 631.632.6313
Stony Brook University, SUNY · 310 Admin · Stony Brook, NY
11794-0605
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