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[quote=Anonymous]I hope not, because it would be symbolic of a real problem in how students choose colleges. USNWR defines a “good college” one particular way.  And all of a sudden, a different way.  Based on their agenda/ opinions.  I would hope that before people may hundreds of thousands of dollars and make an enormously huge decision with their kids, they stop and ask themselves what *they* think makes a good college. I personally don’t agree that a college where my kids intro classes are 200 and taught by a TA is better than a college where the same classes are 25, discussion and in-depth writing and feedback is possible, a PhD teaches and out of class interaction happens—  just because the school with big classes has a lot of Pell Grant kids. Or that any school has gotten 50 spots better or worse in a year.

There are a lot of rankings and a lot of data. I hope this opens people’s eyes to the fact that they need to look at the data that’s important to them and not to USNWR.   Ideally the “rankings” would be a tool where a student and parent could choose the 5 data points that matter to them, be that DEI or class size or published research or *department specific* outcomes and get a list tailored to their needs.

USNWR has been jerking around parents and students for far too long. And I don’t like that they drive UD college policy on things like DEI, how aid is distributed, ED/EA policy, etc because colleges are playing the rankings game. If private colleges are taking a hit now in USNWR, it’s because they have relied on full pay ED students for too long because USNWR used yield as a factor.  Enough already.

And now, I don’t have a vested interest in Tulane or Wake. I just think college prices are too high because colleges “compete” using USNWR, rather than by controlling cost, emphasizing educational quality, student body quality and outcomes. Or whatever it is you value. [/quote]

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