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What college rankings really measure – hint: It's not quality or value

  • Written by Jonathan Wai, Assistant Professor of Education Policy and Psychology and Endowed Chair, University of Arkansas
The value of college rankings is continually being called into question.Uncle Leo/www.shutterstock.com

Each year various magazines and newspapers publish college rankings in an attempt to inform parents and prospective students which colleges are supposedly the best.

U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” – perhaps...

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