First Internet-based College and University Rankings
Austin, Texas, USA. September 19, 2008. In an exclusive TrendTopper MediaBuzz analysis of the nation’s colleges and universities, the Global Language Monitor (www.LangaugeMonitor.com) has ranked the nation’s colleges and universities according their appearance on the Internet, throughout the Blogosphere, as well in the global print and electronic media. The rankings include Social Media.
“There are only three types of intellectual property in the US, and one of them is the trademark (or brand) which are intended to represent all the perceived attributes of a service - and institutions of higher education are no different,” said Paul JJ Payack, President and Chief Word Analyst at GLM. “Prospective students, alumni, employers, and the world at large believe that students who are graduated from such institutions will carry on the all the hallmarks of that particular school. Our TrendTopper analysis is a way of seeing the schools through the eyes of the world at large.”
The schools were also ranked according to ‘media momentum’ defined as having the largest change in media citations over the last year.
GLM used its proprietary Predictive Quantities Indicator (PQI) software for the TrendTopper Media Buzz Analysis. GLM used the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching’s classifications to distinguish between Universities and Liberal Arts Colleges. The schools were ranked according to their positions in early September, a mid-year snapshot, and used the last day of 2007 as the base.
Top Colleges:
Colorado bests Williams; Richmond, Middlebury, Wellesley follow
Bucknell, Amherst, Oberlin, Vassar, and Pomona in Top Ten
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Colorado College |
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2 |
Williams College |
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3 |
Richmond |
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4 |
Middlebury College |
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5 |
Wellesley College |
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6 |
Bucknell University |
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7 |
Amherst College |
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8 |
Oberlin College |
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9 |
Vassar College |
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10 |
Pomona College |
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11 |
Hamilton College |
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12 |
Union College |
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13 |
Swarthmore College |
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14 |
Colgate University |
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15 |
Bard College |
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16 |
Carleton College |
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17 |
Bowdoin College |
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18 |
Connecticut College |
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19 |
Colby College |
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20 |
US Naval Academy |
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21 |
Barnard College |
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22 |
US Military Academy |
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23 |
Bates College |
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24 |
Bryn Mawr College |
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25 |
Skidmore College |
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26 |
Gettysburg College |
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27 |
Davidson College |
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28 |
Mount Holyoke |
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29 |
Furman University |
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30 |
Lafayette College |
College Momentum
Hamilton bests Pomona College; Skidmore, Bard, and Gettysburg follow
Sewanee, Furman, Colby, Connecticut College, and Colgate in Top Ten
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Hamilton College |
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2 |
Pomona College |
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3 |
Skidmore College |
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4 |
Bard College |
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5 |
Gettysburg College |
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6 |
Sewanee |
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7 |
Furman University |
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8 |
Colby College |
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9 |
Connecticut College |
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10 |
Colgate University |
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11 |
Middlebury College |
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12 |
Claremont-McKenna |
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13 |
Carleton College |
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14 |
Whitman College |
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15 |
Trinity College |
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16 |
Richmond |
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17 |
Colorado College |
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18 |
Bates College |
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19 |
Wesleyan University |
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20 |
Harvey Mudd |