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Message: [QUOTE="DPCuse, post: 4914375, member: 1309"] Rankings are a game. They are based on selectivity as we have discussed. So if you waive your application fee and do things to promote applications to your school….boom, you naturally look more selective because you still accept the same amount of kids. It’s also based on endowment per student. It’s based on spending per student….which promotes more spending and higher tuition. It’s also based in part of what your peer school presidents think of you because they are surveyed. It’s based on how many Pell eligible kids you have. Hardly any of it is based on the quality of the educational experience. Do I agree with the system? No but that’s reality and the game schools play because outsiders set the rules and schools try to play it which isn’t good for the business of higher education. [/QUOTE]