How can you judge how good a university is?
by 
Luc Thiet Thuan
ANSWERS: 4
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1) By its reputation 2) By how many of its faculty won the Nobel prize or other significant awards 3) By the percentage of its faculty that hold PhD's 4) By the size of its endowment 5) By the average starting salaries of its graduates 6) By the number of items in its library 7) By the size of its classes 8) By the quantity and quality of its facilites 9) By its entry requirements 10) By the number and quality of its courses 11) By the breadth of its courses 12) By the number and magnitude of its non-academic resources like swimming pools, golf courses, etc. 13) By the diversity of its students (does it draw interest and students from all over the world? or just central Texas, for instance)
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Check its statistics in comparison with other universities. Look at the entrance average, its location (yes, location does matter), the type of students that graduate, achievements, etc
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Read the college prowler http://collegeprowler.com/
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By how many of their graduates are successful.
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