The controversy over the U.S. News ranking methodology and the backlash to changes the publication has made also represents a shift in view that’s taken place over the past several years in ...

Columbia University Professor Michael Thaddeus The U.S. News list has faced controversy over the years, both over the specific data underlying university rankings, and the broader concept of ...

Since 1987, U.S. News & World Report has been ranking law schools. While the law school rankings have been criticized for decades, this year more than 40 law schools have announced they will not ...

Why the U.S. News ranking of best colleges became the subject of controversy For years, the U.S. News rankings have been controversial.

U.S. News & World Report announced changes to the methodology of its controversial Best Colleges rankings to emphasize the success of diverse students and to remove the influence of alumni giving ...

U.S. News' overhauled ranking formula uses 19 measures of academic quality to asses schools. It also dropped five factors that affected a college's ranking: class size; faculty with terminal ...

U.S. News & World Report released its latest rankings for the country’s top children’s hospitals Wednesday, a day after a scathing letter criticized the media company for its annual rating ...

U.S. News & World Report will change how its rankings of law schools are calculated in response to a boycott by a number of top programs. The magazine’s changes in methodology, announced Monday ...

U.S. News has weathered its fair share of controversy and credibility hits over the years, so it would be unwise to underestimate the resilience of these rankings.