<p>I thought I recalled, and so found this article, that Barnard (along with other colleges) had decided a few years ago not to participate in the USNWR survey. In other words, the part of their ranking system that involved college administrators filling out an assessment of their opinion of OTHER colleges. </p>
<p>The article is also a pretty interesting read about the real value (or lack thereof) of the USNWR rankings</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/20/education/20colleges.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/20/education/20colleges.html</a></p>
<p>I imagine this negatively affects Barnard’s “ranking” as well…</p>