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<div>Actually, according to Wikipedia, they are <b>exactly</b> the same as US News and World Report:</div>
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<div>"The QS rankings are published in the United States by US News & World Report as the "World's Best Universities."</div>
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<div>It says that QS was formerly partnered with the Times Higher Education rankings, but the two split in 2010.</div>
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<div>On 9/11/12 10:49 AM, "John Hawkinson" <<a href="mailto:jhawk@MIT.EDU">jhawk@MIT.EDU</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div>It's funny, though I find a number of emails and tweets</div>
<div>about this, and very few mention whose ranking it is.</div>
<div>It bothers the journalist in me.</div>
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<div>I guess this ranking is from "topuniversities.com/QS World";</div>
<div>I'm not really familair with them (how fly-by-night are they, really?),</div>
<div>but they're certainly not the same as US News & World Report.</div>
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