<p>“But why have an arbitrary list?”</p>
<p>The Top Universities category drives traffic to the website. CC is for-profit, so traffic is a good thing. Explain to them how adding USC as a Top University will bring in profit, and maybe they’ll bite. Otherwise, it’s just extra work for the administrators that isn’t necessary, especially since about 90% of the visitors probably only log on for 7 months before they’re done with the website.</p>