Originally Posted by Anonymous
US News Business school rankings. Pace 110, Binghamton 84. Stony Brook doesn’t have a business school.

US news uses a point system in rankings. Look at the criteria and how many points are awarded for each category. US news gives a a high percentage of points for diversity. They really don’t consider student outcome, job placement or earning ability after graduation. The diverse schools such as Pace do very well. The Grade Point Average for accepted students at Pace is 3.4 and average SAT is 1140. Stony Brook average SAT is 1310 and Grade point average is 3.84. Binghamton average SAT is 1375 and gpa is 3.7. Other schools that were compared on this thread to Pace were the University of Virginia average GPA 4.32 out of 4.0 and average SAT1430. Duke average GPA 4.13 and average SAT is a 1510. Remember state schools such as Binghamton, Stony Brook and Virginia must take a certain percentage of in-state applicants so their averages for SAT and grade point average will be lower than private schools. Trying to compare Pace to Virginia and Duke is absurd. Pace does not even stack up against Binghamton and stony Brook. Nothing against Pace but you should not try and make it something it is not. It is an average school at best and cannot compare to a decent business program.
Good luck to your son as I do believe that going to a better school only opens the first door. After somebody gets their first job and in the workforce for a few years it does not matter where they went unless they attend the best of the best such as Virginia, Duke and other like schools.