U.S. News Makes Money From Some of Its Biggest Critics: Colleges U.S. News sells “badges” to colleges, so they can promote their rankings — whether they are 1st, 10th or much, much lower.
Law and Medical Schools Quit U.S. News Rankings. Why Did Few Colleges Follow? The revolt against the rankings has gone only so far. Some officials see little harm in cooperating, and what would dropping out do anyway?
U.S. News Releases Its Latest, Disputed Rankings of Law and Medical Schools After protests and a boycott, the publication has altered its methodology. But the changes are unlikely to placate critics.
Elite Law Schools Boycotted the U.S. News Rankings. Now, They May Be Paying a Price. After a preview of the new rankings system, Yale and other universities raised a storm of objections. The formal list is now indefinitely delayed.
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.