Original sentence: Other ratings include the Globe & Mail University Report Card (2007).The Gourman Report, an independent US based think tank, ranked York University 6th out of the top 60 universities in Canada
Edited sentence: The Gourman Report, an independent US based think tank, ranked York University 6th out of the top 60 universities in Canada, thus placing it in the top ten percent which is the top tier.The following Canadian University Rankings are considered highly controversial due to methodological issues, the degree of participation various schools have had, and the design of the ranking system based on competing schools as opposed to competing programs (which is Canada's educational model):.There are other rating based on dozens of criteria that are all self reported from student surveys with no scientific verification from the latest Globe & Mail University Report Card (2007)