College rankings often follow a methodology that can be cumbersome for a lay person to understand on what basis these rankings are structured. In majority of the cases, they are a subjective analysis of the schools by few professionals and education experts.
But, Unigo website's rankings are unique in the way that the rankings are based on the votes of students having first-hand experience of what it is like to be a student of a particular college.
Unigo, a free online college resource guide and student platform that claims to cover more than 1,600 colleges and universities across the nation, was established in 2008 to help students make the right choice pertaining to their future. It has grown immensely in the past years by introducing many features such as arranging live video session involving students, their families and college admissions experts.
The rankings for the year 2013 comprises of 12 lists-'Happiest Students', 'Famous Faculty', 'Aspiring Entrepreneurs', 'Unique Traditions', 'Fifty Shades of Cray', 'WiFi? WiFi Not?', 'The New Ivies 2013', 'Hipster Colleges', 'Best LGBT Scenes', 'International Love', 'Famous Recent Grads', 'Social Net-Working It'-each ranking Top 10 colleges.
Students who do not wish to work for someone else, but rather establish their own business, for them 'Aspiring Entrepreneurs' is the list to go for. Not every ranking system provides the names of best colleges that nurture the skills to be a successful entrepreneur.
The 2013 Unigo College Rankings for 'Aspiring Entrepreneurs'
1. University of Oklahoma
2. University of Pennsylvania
3. University of Southern California
4. University of Maryland, College Park
5. University of Miami
6. Indiana University- Bloomington
7. Rice University
8. Baylor University
9. University of Texas at Austin
10. Babson College
