<p>"Why is Penn State(#46) ranked higher than Pitt (#58) on US News rankings? Penn State’s average GPA is only 3.54? "</p>
<p>That’s nothing. Here are some other extreme examples. University of California-Irvine has an average SAT of 1760 but its ranked at #44 which is way above Pitt #58 which has average SAT of 1880. UC- Santa Barbara and Davis have average SAT’s of 1800 but Davis is considered one of the best UC’s after LA and Berkeley. UCSB and UCD are also ranked higher than Pitt. UIUC has average SAT of 1970 but its ranked way low at #46. So, freshman stats is just one of the many factors in deciding the ranking, NOT the only factor.</p>