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[url]https://thesandb.com/48353/article/grinnell-college-ranking-us-news-liberal-arts/[/url]

Grinnell College has dropped eight places in the U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of Best National Liberal Arts Colleges in 2025. The report ranked the College nineteenth, whereas last year’s report ranked Grinnell eleventh in the category.

Now.. they along with Oberlin will crib that ranking doesn't matter[/quote]

Do these rankings mean that much? They change methodologies and priorities so often that they seem so meaningless now? They'll probably many more times before your kid graduates too.

From my understanding, USNWR starting prioritizing "social mobility" as a major factor. So if a college has a lot of 1st gen students who have huge percentage change in upward mobility that is considered better than having a lot of kids who are already in a good place stay where they are.

I think these factors and priorities will keep changing with trends so it's best to read them but not really put all your weight on it. It doesn't help my kid from deteriming "best fit" at all since they care about a set of factors that USNWR doesn't necessarily prioritize in their rankings (good teachers, mentors, engaging classes, motivated but relaxed peer group, distance from home, etc.).[/quote]
You should read the actual methodology before commenting on things you hardly understand.[/quote]

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