Topic: college rankings

Harvard, Yale withdraw from scandal-plagued college rankings

November 22, 2022, Spencer Irvine

The U.S. News and World Report college rankings take another huge hit when Harvard Law School and Yale Law School announced their withdrawal from the rankings last Wednesday. The rankings were under fire when a…

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U.S. News College Rankings scandal exposes rot in higher education

October 21, 2022, Spencer Irvine

The annual U.S. News and World Report college rankings have been outed as a “worthless” exercise, according to a Columbia University professor. The scandal, which led to Columbia falling 16 places down the rankings in…

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Cal-Berkeley Misreported Alumni Donation Data to U.S. News for Annual Rankings

July 31, 2019, Spencer Irvine

Due to a data submission error, the University of California-Berkeley was taken off the number two spot in the 2019 college rankings issued by U.S. News.

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Obama’s College Scorecard Ignores Conservative, Christian Colleges

September 21, 2015, Spencer Irvine

Hillsdale and Grove City were not on the scorecard put out by Obama’s Department of Education.

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Pomona College Students Don’t Like Forbes’ No.1 Ranking of Their School

September 19, 2015, Spencer Irvine

Some students don’t know how to enjoy top status: A cohort of angry students at the small, private liberal arts college in Claremont, Calif., demanded administrators remove from their website a news release touting the…

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Obama’s Feared College Rating Website Opens With… No College Ratings

September 16, 2015, Spencer Irvine

Obama barked a lot about college ratings, fairness and stuch, but his bark is far worse than his bite.

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Alternative to the U.S. News College Rankings: Best Bang for Your Buck

August 29, 2015, Spencer Irvine

A welcome alternative to the U.S. News college rankings. If you’re looking for an alternative to the U. S. News rankings of colleges, the Washington Monthly offers one. The U. S. News rankings generally focus…

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