<p>It has to do with the USNWR’s ranking criteria. They are NOT basing on how well professors lecture or how well prepared somebody would be to find a job or have internship experience. They are based based off of professor salaries, how much alumni donate and, worst of all, high school counselor ratings. How could a high school counselor compare universities if they’ve have likely never attended more than a select few? Counselors are like “well, I heard that one was good…” And then that gets reinforced by high schoolers and parents themselves who believe it, etc.</p>