<p>Sam, you’re doing good work and I must complement you on the reasoned manner in which you present your material. Here is another interesting tidbit: even the best Liberal Arts Colleges have US News stats that fall behind a large number of universities. (Students seem to prefer universities to LAC’s.) Many of the LAC’s have agreed to a pact to not report their information to US News anymore - wonder why? It is really impossible to know if each school is reporting accurately and I suspect each school (lets call it) “markets” its information in the best possible light.</p>