College rankings are like Taylor Swift's boyfriends . . . there's always another new one making the headlines. Here's one that lists the top 20 universities in the world. Mostly familiar names but a couple of Japanese schools included as well as a representative of Switzerland. Best universities in the world - Business Insider
These days UConn is commonly considered to be the best public university in New England. Not only did it not make the list, no New England schools made the list and only one from the entire East Coast.
OK, there's this website called College Factual that has every college ranking known to mankind (not really, but it has a bunch). As far as I can see, none of it references distance learning specifically but there are so many B&M schools offering DL degrees now that it stands to reason that some are included. CollegeFactual College Rankings: Best College Values, Most Diverse and Best Quality Nationwide and Regional
OK, here's a ranking list that we can all care about equally. I say equally because none of us will care at all. You see this kid has created a ranking system based on who has the best dorms. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ve-found-way-rank-colleges-232100189.html