^ here’s the bottom line: it’s USNews. Period.
Some people can’t get past that ranking. Others don’t care. The internationals from the Asian countries seem particularly hung up on it.
Watch Wes rise back up into the top 10 (where it arguably belongs) and watch this question disappear.
Nobody ever has a substantive argument. It’s always ranking and endowment. The endowment is only far behind a few schools and is within striking distance of the next tier.
It’s the US News ranking. Nothing more. Agreed. Wesleyan has never been better, except for the time it was the wealthiest LAC.