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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It wasn’t all that long ago that US News categorized WF as a regional school, and when it first was recategorized as national it was nowhere near the top 30.  What goes around comes around.

Honestly, let’s get serious:  does anyone really think WF is anywhere near as strong as UVA or UNC?  Nope. [/quote]

You’re not only bitter, but also not very good with facts.  US News moved WF from regional to national university in 1996.  It debuted on that list as No. 31, which actually is as close as one can get to T30 without being in it.  From 1997 to 2023, WF was ranked in the range of 23-30.  That’s incredible stable.

Given how strong the anti DEI movement is at the  moment , don’t fall in love with the current  rankings.

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People state that rankings don't matter, then complain when a school's ranking drops.

Social mobility ranking weightings are appropriate. Everything can't be geared towards rich white kids.[/quote]

I really don’t see how social mobility makes the product better or worse. Even for non-rich kids who may experience just as much uplift at a school that doesn’t rank well on social mobility as one that does (because it has fewer poor kids, but the poor kids it does have likely do well). World class institutions are now being judged on their ability to deliver remedial education at scale. Makes no sense. [/quote]

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