Expert: buzzard - 6/5/2005

Question
Dear Buzzard,
  My name is Bryan Hanson.  I am doing a project for school that requires us students to find out which colleges and universities are the top ranked in Washington, Oregon, and California.  Thank you very much for you time and help.
                       Sincerly,
                      Bryan Hanson

Answer
Sorry this has taken rather awhile... By now you have done your work, I expect, which is just as well becasue I would not have done it for you.

The crucial thing to keep in mind is that different groups compose their rankings based on different information.  For example, one of the highest rated law schools in the country, Harvard, is always one of the lowest rated law schools on the Student Satisfaction Index of law schools. So, one has to wonder what is included in the rankings???