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U.S. News made significant changes to its ranking methods for the most recent year (see With a Departure from Historical Criteria, U.S. News Appears Willing to Shuffle Its Rankings).
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W&M’s overall score of 74
(William & Mary Overall Rankings | US News Best Colleges) places it in a dense part of the distribution curve, which makes large changes in apparent ranking possible. -
Some colleges move up or down in rankings based on substantive aspects.
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This alternative ranking, in which W&M places somewhat higher compared to other national universities, may be of interest: