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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Since USNWR has changed its college rankings to focus more on some factors and less on others, colleges have gone up or down accordingly.

USNWR now cares more about social mobility and graduation outcomes for diverse students. They no longer care about class size or high school standing. This has made some colleges leap up in the rankings. It also has rewarded or incented colleges to focus more on FG/LI, economic diversity to move up. And its not penalized colleges for increasing class sizes.

USNWR doesn't rank what my DC cares about so it's not as interesting or relevant to us.[/quote]

Key Ranking Factors and Weights (2026 Edition):
Outcomes (40%): Includes graduation rates, retention rates, and post-graduate outcomes like earnings and debt. 
Faculty Resources (20%): Covers class size, faculty salaries, student-faculty ratio, and proportion of faculty with terminal degrees. 
Expert Opinion (20%): Based on peer assessments from academic leaders (e.g., presidents, deans) in the same category. 
Financial Resources (10%): Measures spending per full-time-equivalent student on instruction and support services.
Student Excellence (7%): Includes SAT/ACT scores and high school class rank (used only if data is available for at least 50% of new entrants).
Social Mobility (3%): Assesses how well institutions support students from low-income backgrounds (e.g., Pell Grant recipients).

This is the part where you say "Oh it's only 3%, I was wrong, should have googled it first, mea culpa"[/quote]

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