ZT I made this chart to compare 清華 and 麻省理工學院 side by side:
From this chart, you can see there are only 2 items 清華 rated higher than 麻省理工學院 therefore helped 清華 to be No.1: one is Conferences and the other Number of Ph.Ds awarded...
Why this is funny? Because in order for 清華 to stay at No. 1, it has to spend more Chinese taxpayers money on conferences (usually means free meals/tours) and produce more Ph.Ds...
If 畝產萬斤糧食, why not 畝產萬個Ph.Ds, right?