So many education traditionalist frown upon the newer rankings like LinkedIn, and even WSJ. They dislike and are skeptical of the new faces and are disgruntled that the tried and true institutions are receiving lower marks.
My take is different. The old rankings seem to be adding measures that are less relevant to what families actually value. This allows familiar names to prevail. The new rankings are opening eyes to where the puck is moving. Those who ignore the evolution will be surprised that there are more Northeasterns coming our way, and similarly, that some of US News’ top 50’s liberal arts colleges are becoming afterthoughts.