<p>I don’t know where you found that but saying the USNWR rankings are “are almost entirely a function of three factors: fame, wealth, and exclusivity” is simply not true.
[Methodology:</a> Undergraduate Ranking Criteria and Weights - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2012/09/11/methodology-undergraduate-ranking-criteria-and-weights-2]Methodology:”>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2012/09/11/methodology-undergraduate-ranking-criteria-and-weights-2)</p>
<p>Nor is it true that employers do not consider where a student went to school when they are looking at job applicants.</p>