A College Opts out of the Admissions Arms Race

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Sometimes when a college’s stream of applications slows, its ranking can suffer in U.S. News, the publication that drives at least some of the arms-race mentality. Ursinus says its ranking never really ticked up much during its recent boom — it has tended to hover around No. 70 among national liberal arts institutions, Mr. DiFelicantonio said — but it is now willing to take a hit in those standings, if that means saving the time of applicants and admissions officers alike.

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<p>If ranking means the USNews ranking, the impact of reporting higher numbers of applications is not that great. The admission rate only accounts for 1.5% of the total score. </p>

<p>It is possible that Ursinus discovered the merits of full disclosure. Or, perhaps, they worried that Bob Morse meant it when he hinted at bringing back the infamous yield.</p>

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