<p>Lergnom, your “Jewish ranking” system is a fascinating idea, and I applaud your courage in raising such an easily demagoguable (is that word?) topic. </p>
<p>In general support of your point, I can tell you that when my oldest daughter chose to attend the University of Southern California, the school was proud to point out that it was one of only two schools in the country (Brandeis was the other) with an admissions officer tasked specifically with generating applications and enrollment from the Jewish community. The story told to us was that for many years USC had strict limits on the number of Jews it accepted. Under the enlightened administration of former President Sample, the University changed that policy dramatically, as discussed in this article:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.jewishjournal.com/education/article/jewish_trojans_oxymoron_no_more_20030822[/url]”>http://www.jewishjournal.com/education/article/jewish_trojans_oxymoron_no_more_20030822</a></p>
<p>There is little doubt that USC’s fast rise in national rankings has at least something to do with it’s greater acceptance and inclusion of Jews. And while I am not Jewish, I find it hard to argue with their reasoning.</p>
<p>FWIW</p>