@wayneandgarth Good point, and Michigan LSA and UVA Echols were in the highest rated group in the two previous editions. They are reviewed in the new edition as well, but not rated because I was unable to obtain all the data necessary for the revised, more in-depth methodology. One thing about LSA and UVA Echols: they are in universities where students are likely to attend regardless of the honors option, though Echols has some nice perks. Given the mean test scores for all students at both universities, they are practically “honors” universities as a whole, similar to UC Berkeley, where there is no university honors program. Michigan and UVA would have changed the current metrics, but mainly in the category of prestigious scholarships.
@JMS111 Thanks for the kind and thoughtful comments. You are correct that after five years of entreaties directed at honors deans and directors, they have been remarkably forthcoming, especially in providing data for the new edition.