| Acknowledgement | 第1-5页 |
| Abstracts | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·The Background of the Research | 第10-11页 |
| ·The Purpose and the Significance of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Methodologies | 第12-13页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第13页 |
| Chapter Two Brief Introduction to the University Ranking Systems | 第13-33页 |
| ·The Principles on University Rankings | 第14-16页 |
| ·The Introduction to the U.S. News Rankings | 第16-21页 |
| ·The Introduction to the U.S. News Rankings | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Index system of the U.S. News Ranking | 第17-21页 |
| ·The Introduction to the Times Rankings | 第21-29页 |
| ·The Introduction to the Times Rankings | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Index System of the Times Rankings | 第22-29页 |
| ·The Introduction to the Jiao Tong Rankings | 第29-33页 |
| ·The Introduction to the Jiao Tong Rankings | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Index System of the Jiao Tong Rankings | 第30-33页 |
| ·Summary | 第33页 |
| Chapter Three Comparative Analysis of Three Index Systems | 第33-44页 |
| ·The Comparison of the Index Systems between U.S. News Rankings and the Times Rankings | 第33-36页 |
| ·Similarities | 第33-35页 |
| ·Differences Different scale | 第35页 |
| ·Critical Comments | 第35-36页 |
| ·The Comparison of the Index Systems between U.S. News Rankings and Jiao Tong Rankings | 第36-39页 |
| ·Similarities | 第36-37页 |
| ·Differences | 第37-38页 |
| ·Critical Comments | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Comparison of the Index Systems between the Times Rankings and Jiao Tong Rankings | 第39-42页 |
| ·Similarities | 第39页 |
| ·Differences | 第39-41页 |
| ·Critical Comments | 第41-42页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Four Operations of the University Ranking Systems | 第44-56页 |
| ·The Operations of U.S. News Rankings | 第45-46页 |
| ·The Data Sources and Processing of U.S. News Ranking | 第45-46页 |
| ·The Operators of U.S. News Rankings | 第46页 |
| ·The Operations of Times Rankings | 第46-53页 |
| ·The Data Sources and Processing of Times Rankings | 第47-52页 |
| ·The Operators of Times Ranking | 第52-53页 |
| ·The Operations of Jiao Tong | 第53-55页 |
| ·The Data Sources and Processing of Jiao Tong | 第54-55页 |
| ·The Operators of Jiao Tong Ranking | 第55页 |
| ·Critical Comments | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第56-64页 |
| ·The Effects of the University Ranking Systems | 第57-60页 |
| ·Effects on Students and Other Stakeholders | 第57-58页 |
| ·Effects on Universities | 第58-60页 |
| ·Implications on Constructing University Ranking Systems in China | 第60-63页 |
| ·Ensuring the Objectiveness, Nonselfinterest Essence of the University Rankings | 第60-61页 |
| ·Scientifically Establishing the Index System of the University Rankings | 第61页 |
| ·Carefully Examining the Data Sources and Processing of the University Rankings | 第61-62页 |
| ·Carefully Choosing the Operators of the University Rankings | 第62-63页 |
| ·Summary | 第63-64页 |
| Bibliography | 第64-68页 |
