U.S. News sells “badges” to colleges, so they can promote their rankings — whether they are 1st, 10th or much, much lower.
Tag: Gerken, Heather K
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U.S. News Releases New Rankings for Top Law and Medical Schools, Despite a Boycott
After more than a dozen elite schools decided not to participate, the publication tweaked its methodology. And the ratings looked … not that different.
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Defending Its Rankings, U.S. News Takes Aim at Top Law Schools
The publication accuses Yale and other schools of trying to evade accountability — and sidestep a likely end to affirmative action — by opting out of its ratings.
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Georgetown and Columbia Law Schools Withdraw From U.S. News Rankings
Three schools joined Yale and Harvard’s rebellion against U.S. News. And the bar association will no longer require schools to mandate the LSAT or GRE. But rankings still matter.
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Yale Law School Withdraws From the U.S. News Rankings
The school has consistently ranked No. 1 for the last 30 years, but its dean said the ratings had a “misguided” focus on grades and test scores.