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<p>The fail-safe response of those who don’t like the results of any particular university ranking is to criticize the methodology and criteria involved. It’s so overused that it’s meaningless. The US News ranking is as legitimate or illegitimate as any other serious ranking. That it focuses on undergraduate programs offers a useful alternative to the typical school rankings that focus on research, graduate and professional programs.</p>
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<p>Isn’t that what I said - that USC need to improve its graduate programs?</p>