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<p>Not only that, but also a former Stanford president, Gerhard Casper openly criticized the USNWR rankings in the mid-1990’s: [Criticism</a> of College Rankings - September 23, 1996](<a href=“http://www.stanford.edu/dept/pres-provost/president/speeches/961206gcfallow.html]Criticism”>Criticism of College Rankings - September 23, 1996)</p>
<p>At some point before this letter, Stanford had been ranked #1 by USNWR. Since then, Stanford has never been ranked higher than #4. Coincidence???</p>