<p>The concept makes sense (these are stats we all look at). But yeah, I’d want to understand the data & the methodology before getting too excited about this particular ranking.</p>
<p>For instance, it’s quite likely that STEM-oriented schools will be higher on the list than liberal arts oriented schools, and you see some of this above. Also, I’d find it very hard to argue that Swarthmore, Williams, Amherst students as a group are less “smart” than HYP students – I don’t believe it’s true, in fact the opposite might be the case, based on my non-statistical information about those schools.</p>