US News' Robert Morse (architect of Best Colleges) retires at age 77

[Anonymous]

The most influential individual regarding college information and rankings retires:

https://USNews.com/info/blogs/press-room/articles/2025-05-21/u-s-news-announces-retirement-of-robert-morse-architect-of-best-colleges

[Anonymous]

A sad day in America.

[Anonymous]

Something something now the ranking will rank my school correctly this year, correcting for all past egregious mistakes.

[Anonymous]

I attended college before Best Colleges was available as a resource. I really wish that I had more information available to me when applying to college.

[Anonymous]

He's doing this before the fallout of another methodology change.

[Anonymous]

He did a lot to put more colleges on more people’s radar screens. Not saying that was all good but many people outside the prep schools/independent schools may not have considered those places if the information hadn’t been publicly accessible in a magazine. Especially before the internet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He did a lot to put more colleges on more people’s radar screens. Not saying that was all good but many people outside the prep schools/independent schools may not have considered those places if the information hadn’t been publicly accessible in a magazine. Especially before the internet.

+1

He created awareness and shared information in a meaningful fashion.

He's 77 years old and is retiring, most likely, due to his age.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He did a lot to put more colleges on more people’s radar screens. Not saying that was all good but many people outside the prep schools/independent schools may not have considered those places if the information hadn’t been publicly accessible in a magazine. Especially before the internet.

+1
USNWR is a great resource.

[Anonymous]

Good riddance. The survey had a purpose many years ago. Now schools spend a small fortune in resources that would be better spent on teaching and keeping tuition down to figure out how to game the system. The system which is constantly slightly tweaked because having the rankings the same every year wouldn't drive revenue.

Then so many people, as demonstrated here, get completely obsessed when the difference between #34 and #35 is absolutely nothing.

I wish these rankings would go away.

[Anonymous]

UVA is highly ranked.

[Anonymous]

Loved him on Mad Men.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He did a lot to put more colleges on more people’s radar screens. Not saying that was all good but many people outside the prep schools/independent schools may not have considered those places if the information hadn’t been publicly accessible in a magazine. Especially before the internet.

+1

He created awareness and shared information in a meaningful fashion.

He's 77 years old and is retiring, most likely, due to his age.

He’s almost old enough to run for president.