Dive Summary:
- New U.S. News college rankings aim to increase the weight of how well a school educates its students as a factor.
- High school class standing — a piece of data reported on fewer and fewer transcripts — will be given less weight and ACT and SAT scores will be given more weight.
- The ranking system will also reward schools that have higher-than-expected graduation rates (as calculated by a U.S. News formula).
Dive Insight:
The 2014 rankings are set to be released Tuesday and more details about the methodology will be released then. You can read more about how the 2013 list was produced here.
