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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of the possibilities for my kid scores a D on this list - https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawhitford/2022/06/09/the-strongest-and-weakest-colleges-in-america---behind-forbes-2022-financial-grades/

I am worried. Would you be? [/quote]

I agree that good schools are struggling.  But I wouldn't trust Forbes' methodology.  For instance, because Forbes focuses so much on change, a school that is well-endowed can go down quickly on their grades. Do you really think University of Richmond should be on the list of "Dunces" because its grade went down among the most on their metrics ?  That school has a 3.2BILLION endowment for only 4350 students.  That is crazy rich for a small school.  But they must have recently done something that Forbes thinks is a sign of financial weakness.

I don't really trust Forbes' ranking as a reliable source for this.  Moody's actual bond rating, sure.[/quote

The Forbes table with grades of all schools does not focus on change. Just part of the article compares grades from year to year.  If you read the methodology, endowment per student is one of the metrics weighted 15%. They must weak the other metrics to offset the strong endowment.[/quote]

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