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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not a fan of college ranking but do wonder why it’s taken quite a tumble. A few years ago it was in the high 30s (with BC). UR has gone way down (and BC held steady). While UR has been on our kids’ radar, one ended up at BC and the other at UMiami (she specifically needed sunshine). [/quote]

Because the USNWR ranking criteria eliminated class sizes for one ,so many large universities leaped over many smaller universities.  Yet nothing really changed.

So yeah, change the rankings criteria to things that don't matter and remove stuff that matters, and you will get new rankings.  But nothing at UR, NYU, BU has changed to affect that
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Could be true but, rankings aside, my kids would choose BC or UMiami over UR every time. Similar in size, BC and UMiami are closer to great cities and have D1 sports if that appeals.  [/quote]

I get that.  Put UR in Boston and it would be much more popular.  However, I don't count having D1 Sports as part of "making a school better/higher ranked" I look at academics for that.  So while it will explain increased popularity for admissions, it does not "make the school a better school".  Colleges are about academics.  
And location and being D3 is likely a reason other similar schools have much higher yield and lower acceptance rates (more popular).

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yep. goes to best fit. [/quote]

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