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"QS selected the following indicators and weights. A much more detailed review of the methodology is available at http://www.iu.qs.com/university-rankings/world-university-ra....

- Academic Peer Review 40% - Global Employer Review 10% - Citations Per Faculty 20% - International Student Ratio 5% - International Faculty Ratio 5% - Faculty Student Ratio 20%"



Pretty sure 'Academic Peer Review' is just asking other academics what they think of the university. Which essentially makes this a marketing/branding game by the sounds of things.

I have no idea why it is weighted so heavily. Presumably most students care about where employers hire from, and most researchers care about citations/research impact.

Shrug.


98% as arbitrary as the "us news" weightings




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