US News & World Report began ranking America’s top universities in 1983. Might Columbia’s departure from the system be the start of a mass exodus?
Columbia’s decision follows a rankings scandal last year. In February 2022 one of Columbia’s own maths professors, Michael Thaddeus, accused the college of fudging its data in several areas. The university later admitted to having used “outdated and/or incorrect methodologies”.began ranking America’s top universities in 1983, and has released its findings annually since 1988.
The ranking system used to seem unstoppable. Universities have tried to ditch it before, only to find that doing so can backfire badly.still ranks non-participating universities, using publicly available information, and the data often do not go in their favour. Reed College, a liberal-arts college, stopped taking part in 1995. It tumbled from the top quartile to the bottom.
Recently the mood has begun to change, however, especially among graduate schools. In 2022, 17 medical schools and 62 law schools did not submit data to. Yale and Harvard were the first leading law schools to leave, in November. By the release of the rankings, of the 15 highest-ranked law schools, only the University of Chicago submitted data. Some undergraduate schools have already opted out this year , but none are as prestigious as Columbia.
Its departure could give others cover for the decision to leave. Meanwhile another pillar of undergraduate education is under threat: standardised testing. Many universities made theoptional because of covid-19, then extended the policy beyond the pandemic’s end. In March Columbia became the first Ivy League university to no longer require such tests at all.announced changes to its rankings methodology. It is moving away from metrics that rely on reputation and towards student outcomes .
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