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[QUOTE="longtimefan, post: 742640, member: 212"]
Lots to discuss here. But, we need to start from an accurate premise. The newest ratings have weighted the 16 factors differently than in the past. I don't know exactly what the various weightings are, but according to Robert J Morse, who is in charge of the annual [I]US News [/I]ratings, this year there was a greater emphasis on graduation and retention rates and less emphasis on selectivity in admissions.

Which suggest several questions, such as "What is the time frame used to determine graduation?" If a student graduates in 5 years, is that considered a plus, but 6 years is a negative?

I guess my point is, there is a lot of gray area in assessing the validity of any such rating system. And, yes, the appearance of back-sliding is not a good thing. And I know that SU probably needs to play the ratings game. But not all top academic institutions do (for some reason, Amherst seems to stick in my mind).

I hope that SU's ratings go up. But I hope more that the university turns out more better-educated students moving forward.
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