| Hawkette, here's the result for the same exercise with revised 2008 numbers.
Schools with the largest negative differences between and PA and overall rank. The objective data of these schools rank them higher than their PA.
-17 37 54 3.3 Whitman College (WA)
-15 17 32 3.7 Hamilton College (NY)
-14 40 54 3.3 Union College (NY)
-12 34 46 3.4 Lafayette College (PA)
-11 15 26 3.9 Washington and Lee University (VA)
-9 37 46 3.4 Bard College (NY)
-8 11 19 4.0 Claremont McKenna College (CA)
-6 48 54 3.3 Gettysburg College (PA)
-5 58 63 3.2 St. Lawrence University (NY)
Schools with the largest POSITIVE differences between and PA and overall rank. These schools would be ranked lower on the overall rankings if the PA would have a lesser influence. In other words, the objective data does not support their overall ranking.
+29 69 40 3.5 Earlham College (IN)
+29 75 46 3.4 Spelman College (GA)
+28 54 26 3.9 Reed College (OR) 10
+21 75 54 3.3 Berea College (KY) 11
+19 54 35 3.6 St. Olaf College (MN)
+17 71 54 3.3 College of Wooster (OH)
+12 26 14 4.1 Macalester College (MN)
+11 17 6 4.3 Smith College (MA)
+11 20 9 4.2 Oberlin College (OH)
+10 24 14 4.1 Bryn Mawr College (PA)
+9 28 19 4.0 Mount Holyoke College (MA) |