U.S. News & World Report released its annual college rankings list. Experts said families should consider other factors when picking a school.

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College rankings have been a mainstay in higher education for decades. As U.S. News works to adapt, here's how Ohio schools fared in its evaluation.

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What the backlash to the new U.S. News college ranking methodology is really about The publication’s change to emphasize outcomes rankled some schools — like Vanderbilt University, which fell ...

While just about any ranking, college or otherwise, can be gamed, U.S. News relies heavily on proprietary surveys and self-reporting, which gives colleges an especially large incentive to cheat.