<p>BCM’s fall in USNWR rankings was not because of a change it’s academic quality or its financial strength. It was due to how NIH federal funding was accounted for between BCM and M.D Anderson.</p>
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<p>Academically, BCM is as excellent now, as it was before the change in accounting for the NIH funding.</p>