i don't give ranking a damn, especially the overall ranking. chinese students take this SOOOOOO seriously that they normally miss the big picture behind it. with this said, i am not saying that high-ranking schools like cornell is not good. i have all my respect for cornell, absolutely. what i am trying to say is that picking up the critical element weighs much more than aligning your focus merely on the ranking.
depaul has a great HR program that is armed with tons of opportunities in down chicago. i would even rank its investment-output ratio higher than that of ohio state.