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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]  IU is bigger and better ranked, sure. How exactly does that translate to a better education at IU for the average undergraduate student?  [/quote]

Uh, [b]because the undergraduate rankings (like in USNWR) specifically rank the quality of education that undergraduates receive.  The higher ranked schools have more/better (per capita) resources for their students[/b]; they attract stronger students; and the outputs (the benefits for graduating students) are better.    In general and on average, Harvard provides a better education for undergraduates than Boston University; Boston University provides a better education for undergraduates than Indiana; Indiana provides a better education for undergraduates than UVM; and UVM provides a better education for undergraduates than JMU (which in turn provides a better education for undergraduates than CNU, etc).   Some people on DCUM go crazy making hair-splitting distinctions between schools ranked #20 and #21, or #30 and #32, but it's equally silly to pretend that the rankings - and significant gaps between them - don't bear any relationship to the quality of undergraduate education being offered at different institutions.    Sure, a very very small number of people might actually gain more educationally from a couple of years at community college rather than at Princeton, but those are exceptions not the norm or average.  
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Where can quality of education or resources for students be found in the formula? https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/how-us-news-calculated-the-rankings[/quote]

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