ARWU Names the Best Colleges in the World (2009)
Saturday November 7, 2009
The Academic Registries of World Universities just published their list of the best colleges in the world for 2009. While America dominated with 17 out of the top 20, I was a little taken back by some of the choices.
I'll admit that this is my first year taking a look at the list, but the following choices left me guessing when they outranked other Ivy League schools like Brown:
14. UC San Diego
16. University of Washington
17. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Check out the entire list of the best colleges in the world at http://www.arwu.org/ARWU2009.jsp.
UC San Diego is not even 50 years old, but it is consistently ranked among top US universities. Roger Revelle who was the director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the time was the visionary who created UC San Diego by recruiting the very best scientists available. He was able to attract those who didn’t necessarily fit into the traditional university structure and were willing to try a new more interdisciplinary approach to higher education. Now, UC San Diego is not only a science. engineering and medicine powerhouse, it has some of the best programs in the country in economics, theater. and international development.
Thanks for the response Lawrence. I lived in California for a long time and UCSD definitely had a reputation as a major party school. It’s good to see that it has transcended this image in the eyes of many!