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[quote=Anonymous]The US News rankings have many shortcomings, particularly the degree to which colleges can and do game the system and the extent to which the rankings can be interpreted to magnify statistically insignificant differences.  This has certainly been reflected in the collective experience of several recent grads and current students in our family.  This group includes a recent graduate of and a current student at a "top-tier Ivy" (per OP's taxonomy), a student at a "mid-tier Ivy", a student at a "lower-tier Ivy comparable", and a student at a school that ranks just a notch below the point at which OP's list ends.  All are STEM students who have done very well academically in college.  The student who has had the best experience overall is probably the one at the lowest-ranked school, where the commitment to and quality of undergraduate teaching seems to be strongest.  Oh, and I might add that this student also seems to be having the most fun -- not just IMHO, but in the eyes of his sibs and cousins, all of whom are urging the youngest members of their generation, who are currently in HS, not to get suckered in by the ratings game.  DCUM readers might take their advice to heart as well.

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