<p>Why isn’t it ranked with liberal arts colleges? Also, I’m just wondering, if it was ranked where do you people think it would be ranked?</p>
<p>Might be that it’s so different it doesn’t really compare. It’s also only a two-year program & most of the “ranking” is comparing 4-year schools.</p>
<p>I’ve read that it’s generally highly regarded & it’s graduates get into many prestigous Us as transfers.</p>
<p>Deep Springs isn’t “ranked” because it is a 2-yr school that offers only an Associate Degree. Nevertheless, it is recognized by “authorities” such as The Princeton Review as a unique institution that enrolls top students and gives them an extraordinary education and experience. Those in the know are aware that Deep Springs grads frequently go on to attend the nation’s most elite schools, and that DS is perhaps the nation’s toughest admit.</p>
<p>Even if Deep Springs expanded from a 2-year to a 4-year school, and started offering bachelor’s degrees, it probably still wouldn’t qualify for a US News ranking. </p>
<p>Under current US News [url=<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/best-colleges/2009/08/19/frequently-asked-questions-rankings.html?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a41:g2:r2:c0.133927:b27244044:z0&s_cid=loomia:methodology-ranking-category-definitions#5]policy[/url”>http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/best-colleges/2009/08/19/frequently-asked-questions-rankings.html?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a41:g2:r2:c0.133927:b27244044:z0&s_cid=loomia:methodology-ranking-category-definitions#5]policy[/url</a>], only schools with a total enrollment of at least 200 can be ranked. Deep Springs wouldn’t come close, even if it doubled in size.</p>
<p>Ok, thanks for all the responces.</p>
<p>Its size of the school…but also whether the school WANTS to be ranked. Sarah Lawrence is not ranked as well. Some schools scoff at the USNWR rankings and refuse to give them information. Kudos to them!</p>
<p>Deep springs doesn’t need the rankings. It always has enough qualified applicants, it does not need to attract much diversity, it doesn’t need full pay students, it doesn’t need prestige. It has no need to be ranked what so ever.</p>
<p>@ghostbuster - it has nothing to do with whether a school wants to be ranked. Reed’s stance on rankings are pretty clear and have been for a long time, but USNWR ranks them regardless.</p>
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USN&WR ranks schools whether they like it or not. The best known example is Reed, which has repeatedly asked to be removed from the rankings, without success.
Schools that do not cooperate with USN&WR’s requests for data (like Reed) get ranked anyway, using the latest publicly available data. They can’t stop USN&WR (or anyone else) from reviewing public data and drawing conclusions from it.
It’s true that Sarah Lawrence is in the USN&WR “Unranked” category, but this is because SLC does not use the SAT or ACT in admissions. Since standardized test scores are an important component of the USN&WR ranking system, SLC cannot be ranked using this system.</p>
<p>It’s ranked, alright. It’s #5 on the America’s douchiest colleges ranking.</p>
<p>This is my first time hearing of Deep Springs, according to collegeboard.com there is only 26 undergraduate students, assuming 13 of them are first year students.</p>
<p>Deep Springs is renowned for keeping its profile low. On purpose, it maintains a low profile and doesn’t advertise. I feel like even if it was bigger and a four year institution it would not want to be ranked. And of course, without publicity, I doubt it could sustain a student body of over 200.</p>