The College Rankings Racket
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- The fundamental point is: The most popular rankings were heavily based on inputs. They emphasized advantages the institutions already had (endowment, student-faculty ratio, etc), or advantages the students brought to the school (test scores, etc). They measured privileges, rather than providing any guide to opportunities.
- Higher education is at its best when it creates tomorrow’s opportunities. It is at it worst when it reinforces today’s inequalities.