The Washington Post

I Lead America’s Top-Ranked University. Here’s Why These Rankings Are A Problem.

October 25, 2021

Christopher L. Eisgruber, President, Princeton University writes: My university has now topped the U.S. News & World Report rankings for 11 years running. Given Princeton’s success, you might think I would be a fan of the list. Not so. I am convinced that the rankings game is a bit of mishegoss — a slightly daft obsession that does harm when colleges, parents, or students take it too seriously.

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