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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The factors that make it #1 on this ranking that includes both LACs and universities explain at least part of it.

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That is a very odd list. [/quote]

I thought it was an interesting set of criteria, and one that I think my kid would also value in a school (small class sizes yet also a wide variety of available courses; diversity among both professors and the student body; well-educated professors; general student satisfaction). It's at least as valid as the factors that US News values heavily.[/quote]

But the results are ridiculous, which suggests the methodology is flawed. Garbage in, garbage out. Way too much emphasis (as always nowadays) on diversity, especially when all these schools are committed to diversity. Anyone who chooses a school based on diversity stats is a true imbecile [/quote]

Decades ago, I attended an LAC which lacked diversity. I cannot recall a single Asian student or even one Jewish student. There were two black students in my class. No even one Hispanic student. And this Northeastern US LAC had over 2,000 students. Lots of wealthy white students from Westchester County on Long Island and lots of wealthy kids from Connecticut and from the Boston area. Yes, we had diversity as some came from families who belonged to different country clubs.[/quote]

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