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[quote=Anonymous]Putting aside the inherent problems and silliness of the rankings, it seems like the LACs in the 10 to 20-ish range are particularly susceptible to multi-school ties and large reshufflings. Grinnell and Middlebury went from 11 to 19. Smith went from 11 to 16 to 14 in the past three years. And so on. Even if you believe such rankings are gospel, I think it's fair to conclude that the LACs in this general band are extremely similar and not really amenable to a rigid ranking scheme. Thus even tiny changes to USNWR's methodology cause a lot of reshuffling. Of course, as an evergreen reminder, these colleges, their students, or the educational experiences they offer do not materially change from year to year. Grinnell is the same school in 2024 ranked #19 as it was last year ranked #11.[/quote]
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