Change in Smith's Ranking on USNWR

[CrewDad]

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Will that ranking changes due to the high yield this year on next year’s ranking?

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<p>USNWR hasn’t considered yield since '04. With ED and extensive use of the waiting list, yield is easily manipulated. Not that I’d accuse any colleges of doing so.</p>

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I don’t know if this has anything to do with it, but several years ago Smith opted out of sharing information with USNWR

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<p>I don’t believe Smith opted out of sharing information, but I could be wrong.</p>

<p>As Carolyn aptly stated, there’s a direct correlation between ranking, yield and quality of students. I find it difficult to believe the administration would opt-out of reporting information and allow Smith to be put at a recruiting, financial and admission disadvantage relative to its peers. e.g. Reed</p>

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Our analyses indicate that a less favorable rank leads
an institution to accept a greater percentage of its applicants, a smaller percentage of its admitted applicants
matriculate, and the resulting entering class is of lower quality, as measured by its average SAT scores

<a href=“http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=cheri&sei-redir=1#search=“USnWR%20correlation%20admsiisons”[/url]”>http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=cheri&sei-redir=1#search=“USnWR%20correlation%20admsiisons”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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In general, students with higher income and/or high-achieving students are
the most likely to use rankings to help guide college choice.

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<p><a href=“http://www.ihep.org/assets/files/publications/a-f/CollegeRankingSystems.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ihep.org/assets/files/publications/a-f/CollegeRankingSystems.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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I am wondering what if any reaction the regulars or anyone else has to the marginal change downwards in Smith’s place on the USNWR College rankings?

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