The academy rankings were mainly based on two parameters!
The first was technological contributions. Valid papers, experimental data, and demonstrations of new technological products could all be counted as technology points, which went toward the academy's contribution to the Federation!
This category accounted for fifty percent of the points in the university rankings, so individual-discipline academies suffered greatly in the rankings. Pure Martial Schools, in particular, could only earn ranking points through biotechnology and the quality of their students.
The academies near the top of the rankings were generally comprehensive academies.
The second parameter was the quality of the students they cultivated. Schools existed to educate people, after all, so it was perfectly reasonable for the results of their educational quality to directly affect their rankings.
Since taking control of the Northern Star Region, Sylvanas had founded a large number of academies to attract outstanding talent. To improve the academies' quality, she had even sent the Ten Great Liches under her command to serve as instructors. She had spared no effort!
The results were obvious. In just a few eras, the universities of the Northern Star Region had risen rapidly. They had achieved astonishing results in both technological contributions and educational outcomes, and Tirisfal Academy, the top university, had even climbed into the top three this year!
In fact, Tirisfal Academy had scored slightly higher than Starry Sky Academy in technological points this year. The reason it still ranked below its rival was that it had lost in the second category.
This left Sylvanas quite unwilling to accept it.
The evaluation of student quality was also divided into two parts. One was the assessment of elite students, while the other was the average assessment of the entire student body. The latter was easy to understand: the graduating class would undergo