<p>It’s interesting how outstanding LACs like Reed that have refused to participate in the surveys that lead to the various rankings has seen it’s appeal go up in the years they stopped participating. In other words, without participating their selectivity continues to go up. </p>
<p>I do agree with Dad2 that LACs should not be separated from universities, but that doesn’t make the Forbes list meaningful. Their rankings make no sense at all. Here’s a pretty good article about the relevancy of ranking:</p>
<p>[5</a> Reasons Why Every Single College Ranking Is a Pile of Crap - The Consumerist](<a href=“http://consumerist.com/2010/08/5-reasons-why-every-single-college-ranking-ever-published-is-a-pile-of-crap.html]5”>http://consumerist.com/2010/08/5-reasons-why-every-single-college-ranking-ever-published-is-a-pile-of-crap.html)</p>