<p>Well, it would be marvellous to know how else you gauge something so subjective as “happiest students” or “best internships.” And it is highly insulting to insinuate that I don’t “care enough” or “haven’t done my research”, etc. Rankings aren’t everything, but they are partially, at least, based on quantitative data as well as student surveys. I think it is splitting hairs to try to determine the difference in quality of a college ranked first, and another ranked tenth, but I think rankings can be helpful for making broad distinctions.</p>