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Wiley: College rankings like astrology

The University of Wisconsin-Madison tied for 35th among 262 national doctoral universities in the 2009 edition of America’s Best Colleges, which is produced by U.S. News & World Report.

Among public institutions, UW-Madison ranked No. 7.

….”They have no meaning,” Wiley said prior to Friday’s University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents meeting in Van Hise Hall on the UW-Madison Campus.

No meaning?

“No, none at all,” said Wiley, who is stepping down from his post atop Bascom on Sept. 1, when Carolyn “Biddy” Martin will take over as UW-Madison chancellor.