Congratulations to Rice University (Houston, Wharton: 2009, dorm, neighborhoods)

[Topaz]

However you feel about these types of rankings, it is cool to see a Houston area university get some kudos.

Rice University Named No. 1 for Quality of Life by Princeton Review

[hsw]

Silly rankings

Any 100 IQ kid can figure out (in ~5mins on Net) which univs (and majors) have grads with highest starting salaries....and highest incomes 5, 10 and 20 yrs post-grad

Prestigious univs attract talented kids but not clear what is value of any univ, aside from being a "union card" to enter highly competitive, lucrative, brand-oriented industries like finance or tech, if have a high GPA from places like Wharton finance or Stanford CS....and I'd observe that many of wealthiest Stanford alums are from the engineering grad school and actually needed to attend laughable undergrads (see google co-founders) before gaining entry to Stanford....the undergrad admissions game is clearly rather inefficient

[Topaz]

Originally Posted by hsw

Silly rankings

Any 100 IQ kid can figure out (in ~5mins on Net) which univs (and majors) have grads with highest starting salaries....and highest incomes 5, 10 and 20 yrs post-grad

Did you even read the article? The quality of life rankings were not based on highest starting salaries but on "students’ assessment of food on and off-campus, dorm comfort, campus beauty, ease of getting around campus, relationship with the local community, campus safety, the surrounding area, interaction between students, friendliness and happiness of the student body and smoothness with which the school is administered."

[jfre81]

Princeton Review isn't just Forbes or Men's Health magazine throwing out rankings based on extremely arbitrary stuff. Good showing for Rice.

[RoughRider]

Originally Posted by hsw

Silly rankings

Any 100 IQ kid can figure out (in ~5mins on Net) which univs (and majors) have grads with highest starting salaries....and highest incomes 5, 10 and 20 yrs post-grad

Prestigious univs attract talented kids but not clear what is value of any univ, aside from being a "union card" to enter highly competitive, lucrative, brand-oriented industries like finance or tech, if have a high GPA from places like Wharton finance or Stanford CS....and I'd observe that many of wealthiest Stanford alums are from the engineering grad school and actually needed to attend laughable undergrads (see google co-founders) before gaining entry to Stanford....the undergrad admissions game is clearly rather inefficient

Interesting rant that has nothing to do with the article .... sour grapes?

[AK123]

I think it won last year too (or was toward the top). Good for Rice U.
Thanks for posting Topaz.

[EEstudent]

I like Rice University... its real pretty; I am glad Houston finally got some positive press.
The surrounding neighborhoods are a diff. story...


Now UH better do some major movin and shakin to get on that "Best 371 Colleges" list!

[sevfiv]

^Surrounding neighborhoods like Shadyside and West University?

Yes, good to see Rice at the top of the quality of life ranking - I personally believe it is well deserved.
Not too shabby on the others, too: 8th for happiest students, 11th for race/class interaction, and 19th for financial aid..

[modster]

Surrounding neighborhoods like Shadyside and West University?

and Southampton. All such sketchy hoods!

Kudos to Rice.

[AcresHomes44]

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Rice in Central Houston aka Downtown?