<p>Well i would guess that if the schools that dont rank give out a gpa then it would be fair for an admissions board to estimate class rank in terms of percentile vs the other students. If a student is getting a 3.0 (B) then it would be reasonable to assume they are in the 75th-85th percentile of their class, be it 4 students or 40. I guess that they at least have the standardized tests to sort it out but I still think ranking a student based on a body of 4 years of work vs their peers is probably a better indicator than one test. Anyways, the point is mute, admissions does their magic despite the various and sundry ways schools seems to want to present their particular students, and its seems to work pretty well. :)</p>
<p>The phrase “competitive” always seems to go hand in hand with “small school that doesnt rank” on these boards and I always find it kind of amusing since I see mostly large public schools around where we live and they seem to be pretty “competitive” themselves lol. Lucklily we’ve got plenty of bright young men and women attending both!!!</p>