College rankings purport to tell the public which schools are worthwhile, even though many academics view the rankings as worthless.
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"Taken together, the rankings and profiles – combined with college visits, interviews and your own intuition – can be a powerful tool in your quest for the right college," the company's website reads. 12. Reed College • Median earnings 10 yrs. after entry: $42,200 • Annual cost of attendance: $54,200 • Location: Portland, OR • Undergraduate enrollment: 1,415 ALSO READ: Highest Paying Jobs You Can Get With an Associate Degree“We were really surprised. It seemed like their models implied that Reed should be ranked higher,” she said.
Christopher R. Marsicano, a professor at Davidson College who studies higher education, said it appears the students were able to predict the U.S. News rankings with a high degree of accuracy. But, he cautioned, it would be impossible to replicate the scores exactly without the publication’s exact formula.
Little has changed, he said, since his 2011 retirement. Among his complaints, Bennett said the rankings measure many factors that don’t necessarily reveal how adept a college is at educating students. In particular, a portion of the rankings ask presidents to assess other institutions. His response when he was a president: he couldn’t really know.“Nobody should fill those forms out,” he said. “They don’t know what’s going on.
UC Berkeley, which often ranked as the best public school in the nation, was also recently moved to unranked “status” after misreporting alumni giving rates. In that case, the university reported the error itself.Walter M. Kimbrough, president of Dillard University in New Orleans, has long refused to participate in the rankings system. He joked that he sends the U.S. News and World Report’s surveys back in the mail labeled as junk.
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