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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I personally like the WSJ and Forbes rankings better[/quote]

Ok, no one forced you to look at US News. [/quote]

No one actually pays attention to the WSJ and Forbes rankings because like it or not, US News is the only ranking people actually care about.[/quote]

+1. Still is to this day, the golden standard of college rankings, whether you like it or not. You don't simply see that big of a hype when WSJ/Forbes rankings came out, which is why Forbes desperately tries to change the methodology this year to gain more attention.  [/quote]

Many of us only care because we resent the distortion it causes in higher education. I care that it goes away. Universities and colleges spend way too much money, time and expertise on climbing the rankings.

The rankings are also quite meaningless in term of specific program quality. Some are quite low down overall but in top ten - even number 1 in some cases - for specific programs (UC Davis for vet science for eg).

There is ample evidence that the US News college ranking race contributes heavily to insane college costs and undervalues public education, which is the driver of most social economic mobility. WSJ rankings are even worse for bias against many excellent public schools.

I do agree though that US News college rankings are the most influential. This does not serve many public goods though. Together with appalling underfunding of quality public education, the college rankings system contributes to unrealistic understandings about what college matter among youth,  sky high college tuition fees, and massive student debts.[/quote]

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