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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]UR and W&L are now separated by only one spot in the rankings. Does anyone still think there is a difference in terms of academics?[/quote]

Yes.  W&L has stronger academics.[/quote]

Why would you say that? The difference in rankings isn’t significant anymore. [/quote]

The USNWR rankings really aren't about academics.  Princeton Review assesses academics with its Academic Rating.  See the description below.  W&L's rating is 92 vs. 90 for Richmond.  These are both quite high.  W&L does better on % of students getting Rhodes and Fulbright scholarships, % earning PhDs, and going to top schools.  I can't find it now, but there was a survey done by a Virginia newspaper and W&L students spent the most time studying and preparing for class, followed by W&M and UVA.

From Princeton Review for Academic Rating Description:  "How hard students work and how much they get back for their efforts, on a scale of 60–99. This rating is calculated from student survey results and statistical information reported by administrators. Factors weighed include how many hours students study outside of the classroom and the quality of students the school attracts. We also considered students' assessments of their professors, class size, student–teacher ratio, use of teaching assistants, amount of class discussion, registration, and resources. Please note that if a school has an Academic Rating of 60* (sixty with an asterisk), it means that the school did not report to us a sufficient number of the statistics that go into the rating by our deadline."[/quote]

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