ANGST OVER UNIVERSITY RANKINGS

Universities wait with trepidation each year when uni-versity rankings are published. These rankings are often viewed as indicating „excellence‟, providing prestige as well as attracting potential students and possible research or other funding. Several organizations produce compo-site indices which are used to rank universities worldwide. Two of the best known indices are the Times Higher Education (THE) and the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) world university rankings.