The ratings were based on student selectivity, reputation, faculty quality and resources.

College admissions counselors criticized rankings as misleading, and criticized the rankings inputs of peer assessments, student selectivity and alumni giving as being poor predictors of a college's overall quality.

US News and World Report ranked Michigan Tech's undergraduate program 115th in the nation based on peer assessment, student selectivity, financial resources and other factors.

Another common statistic for measuring college quality is "student selectivity."

Criteria include peer assessment, graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, and alumni giving.

In 2000, the last Asiaweek survey available, ITB ranked first in Asia in student selectivity.

"This year, we have added a measure that attempts to look at the quality of education in addition to such criteria as retention rate, student selectivity and expenditures per student."

The School of Medicine consistently ranks first in the nation in student selectivity.

The School ranks first in the nation in student selectivity.

In addition, the school is nationally ranked 13th among residency directors and 12th in student selectivity, reflecting an admissions acceptance rate of 6.5 percent of applicants.