<p>Indiana molds average students into top business prospects. Not everyone at Indiana can get into Kelley, you have to have a 3.0 minimum and take many prerequisite classes at a public school where there is no grade inflation. In fact, 25% of the kids who apply don’t make it, and we aren’t counting the kids who don’t bother to apply knowing they won’t get in. The only way around that is getting in Direct Admit, which isn’t for slackers. You need a 3.5 and a 1300 SAT, which would make you a competitive applicant at most universities.</p>
<p>Same could be said for schools like BYU. They receive great education while they’re there, not everyone can get into Mariott. It’s not the SAT score of the entering individuals that businesses look at and say “this is a good school, I want to recruit here!” It’s the end product after 4 years of education at a university. Business Week judges this, they put out surveys to employers, students, and ask them about the educational quality. US News is solely peer assessment, which although is a good thing, like the regular US News rankings you have to ask who’s doing the surveys.</p>