SCHOOL RANKINGS - MINDLESS NARCISSISM OR DO THEY TELL US SOMETHING

Rankings of professional schools are often flawed and always controver sial. This was certainly the case when, for the first time, U.S. News & World Report published a list based on ''reputation'' of the ''best' ' schools of social work. This article compares the results of that st udy with the findings of eight other attempts to rank social work scho ols over the last 20 years. The similarities and differences among tho se studies are discussed in terms of what we may learn from them.