What if they created a college rankings system and nobody participated? That question is growing increasingly relevant as a burgeoning number of college presidents say they are fed up with U.S. News & World Report’s popular annual feature. Arguing that the rankings do a disservice to prospective students, a group of ranking critics, including several college presidents, are preparing to send a letter urging college presidents nationwide to not cooperate with U.S. News and other publications that compile such data. Earlier this year, the president of Trinity University in Washington, D.C., writing in a publication for university trustees, urged colleagues to toss their surveys in the trash, as she has done for years.
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