What Tom says is true. In addition, NU has made a concerted effort to encourage students to graduate in 4 years with two co-ops instead of 5 years with 3 co-ops. I don’t believe they “gamed” the system by doing something underhanded. They boosted their ranking by encouraging more students to graduate in 4 years since the 4-year graduation rate was a factor in the US News rankings. They played the game.
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