<p>While I understand your point Arcardia, I don’t get how that translates into rankings. Are you saying that Midd and Pomona are such different schools that they can’t be directly compared to one another? </p>
<p>bclintonk- The reason Pomona does so bad in faculty resources is that faculty compensation is weighted by a cost of living measure. In sheer numbers, Pomona does compensate its faculty more than do the schools ranked higher above it, but these schools have lower price indexes than Pomona and end up ranked higher. Anyway the point is that it is a somewhat arbitrary element that may not reflect a true reality (ie. how exactly do they determine cost of living and scale it?)</p>
<p>Furthurmore, Pomona spends a grand 80,000$ a student each year ([Tuition</a> Free Day](<a href=“http://www.pomona.edu/news/2012/03/19-tuition-free-day.aspx]Tuition”>http://www.pomona.edu/news/2012/03/19-tuition-free-day.aspx) the actual cost of the education is subsidized for everyone. I can’t think of another LAC that spends so much money for their students. It promises a full need, no loans, need blind policy, and anyone who knows of the school knows of the amount of resources that school has and not just that, but caters towards its students. It’s one of the most socioeconomically diverse student bodies among the LACs. Pomona spends a lot of money. It should be rewarded for it, but it’s penalized instead.</p>