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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The big changes USNWR were a year or two ago. This year we will see only minor shuffling, about which DCUM will still overreact. [/quote]

The big question is whether or not some of those changes will be rolled back in light of the new administration. [/quote]

I agree it’s possible they will make tweaks or adjust methodology to appease the administration, or at least give the appearance that they are incentivizing more moderate institutions.[/quote]
I doubt it. Whatever legitimacy USNWR's rankings have is largely due to the fact that they manage to shake up the rankings enough each year to keep the public interest but not enough to undermine that legitimacy. It's not a great look to have wildly different rankings each year. It's difficult to put any faith in a ranking system with frequent massive shifts. What does it really mean if University X was ranked, say, #15 last year, and #34 this year without any meaningful institutional changes. Was that university's ranking inaccurate last year or is it inaccurate this year? Forbes is a prime example of this: There are schools that were ranked in the top 5 a decade ago that are now ranked outside the top 30. Universities aren't like football teams whose players change each year. They're pretty consistent from year to year, although there may be gradual changes on a decade-to-decade basis.

TLDR: USNWR has a strong incentive to employ minor changes each year to keep reader interest but avoid frequent overhauls to lose legitimacy.[/quote]

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