What the backlash to U.S. News’ new college rankings methodology is really about

When their schools received high rankings, college leaders touted the U.S. News best colleges list, but when their rankings dropped a year later, they complained about the list or stopped participating. 

So what does it mean for a college to offer a high-quality education? That question is at the heart of the continued controversy over the methodology U.S. News & World Report uses to rank colleges in America. 

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