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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are we satisfied that US news is clearly a bit more stable and based in reality of what schools are prestigious. [/quote]

Well, they certainly weren't last year. They got rid of class size, the qualifications of professors, the number of years it takes students to graduate, and so on. The financial aid that private universities offered didn't matter anymore. What mattered where the number of students on federal Pell grants, which are not needed when you go to high-endowment schools that offer grants that meet all need. And so on and so forth.

So it was chaos in the US News rankings last year. Public colleges moved up by 30,40,50 places in a single year. And private colleges took a heavy hit in last years rankings. It was obvious that the editors of US News had certain biases that they wished to see expressed in their rankings.

We will see what this year's list looks like and whether the editors continue to be ridiculous. If the leaked top 10 are true, I personally am not particularly bothered by the list so far. It seems fairly reasonable. We can all quibble about CalTech. It's such an unusual school for undergrad. There's less than 250 students per year that attend, and it's all STEM. What's the point of even comparing it to larger and more comprehensive universities? But no one would dispute that it's not a terrific school with some serious students.

And I would argue that Duke is overrated. But whatever. It's the rest of the list that I'm curious about. [/quote]

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