8-15 is kind of not in forseeable future (15-20…maybe) even with incoming stat padding…and that kiplinger ranking is heavily influenced by financial aid given which Emory honestly is great at but not comparatively great vs. other schools such as Vandy in its tier. It kind of has to pay to play and so far is really only using merit aid (maybe instead of need-based (Emory Advantage was great when it just rolled out but now financial aid programs elsewhere is more competitive). I think Kiplinger also does things like ROI (return on investment) which accounts for start and mid-salary in which case there are many schools, even those below it where students make more and can more quickly pay off any dept even though it is higher. The same could be said for some of the schools between 1 and 5. I don’t consider Kiplinger much of a quality metric thing, but cheap back patting is nice sometimes I guess.