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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't really follow SLACs, but there is nothing different about Grinnell to justify a drop from 11 to 19. US News seems to really penalize wealthy private schools that give out exceptionally good financial aid - which I gather describes Grinnell. The ranking methodolgy prioritizes federal aid, particularly Pell Grants, and first generation students. And doesn't include class size, years to graduate, qualifications of professors, percentage of alumni that donate, and all the other things that generally give a better indication of the overall college experience for students. None of those things are measured anymore.

Chasing a US News ranking has become a pointless game for most colleges. US News is basically an advocacy group now. They aren't even trying to measure the "best colleges and universities" anymore. For the vast majority of families these days, US News isn't that useful.      [/quote]

Before US News started rating & ranking colleges in the 1980s, college selection was a mess. High school counselors touted schools that the counselor had developed friendly relations rather than basing recommendations on facts.[/quote]

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