Well, I’ve no particular allegiance to US News methodology, though an introduction of the publication’s assessments would seem to represent a reasonable starting point in terms of the title of the thread.
If you have an interest, the BI standardized-scoring analysis has been updated:
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-50-smartest-colleges-in-america-2016-10
For an overview on gender imbalances in admissions, this WaPo article might be worth a read, should you not have seen it: