{"id":63501,"date":"2023-09-20T12:06:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T16:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/news\/what-the-backlash-to-u-s-news-new-college-rankings-methodology-is-really-about\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T12:06:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T16:06:21","slug":"what-the-backlash-to-u-s-news-new-college-rankings-methodology-is-really-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=63501","title":{"rendered":"What the backlash to U.S. News\u2019 new college rankings methodology is really about"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article__body\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0002525541\">\n<div class=\"snippet__body\">\n<p>When their schools received high rankings, college leaders touted the annual U.S. News list of the country\u2019s best colleges, but, when their rankings dropped a year later, they complained about the list or stopped participating.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>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 &amp; World Report uses to rank colleges in America.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following&#8230;\n      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/what-the-backlash-to-u-s-newss-new-college-rankings-methodology-is-really-about-682e6860?mod=personal-finance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When their schools received high rankings, college leaders touted the annual U.S. News list of the country\u2019s best colleges, but, when their rankings dropped a year later, they complained about the list or stopped participating.\u00a0 So what does it mean for a college to offer a high-quality education? 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