What keeps us competitive in the world is not what we learn in college but what we learn after college while working. The culture of many countries puts the emphasis on hard work in school followed by a more relaxed work environment. In the US we see school as a fun time and then knuckle down when we get a job. Michael Barone pointed this out in one of his books. American business is competitive because of American business, not it's colleges.

Presumably, this is the education that's going to keep us competitive in the global marketplace.

Seems to me Harvard, Yale and Penn just cost the taxpayers about a trillion dollars, geniuses that they are. Another triumph for the elite private universities.

The University of California system grabs the top three slots-including number-one-ranked Berkley

Not to be a jerk, but it is Berkeley. Berkeley.

“...rank schools based on what they are doing for the country — by improving social mobility, producing research, and promoting public service.”

As Bluto once said, "Seven years of college down the drain. Might as well join the f*cking Peace Corps." I'm guessing Steve Benen didn't find that funny.

FYI, South Carolina State University is also an historically Black institution.

So is Jackson State, actually.

Historically black institutions, such as Spelman and Morehouse, also make strong showings.

FYI, South Carolina State University is also an historically Black institution.