United States | Opting out
Columbia University ditches the college-ranking system
The Ivy League departure could signal a turning-point in higher education
|Washington, DC
On June 6th Columbia University announced that it will no longer co-operate with US News & World Report’s undergraduate rankings. It is the first top-notch institution to do so. Might its departure be the start of a mass exodus?
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Columbia opts out”
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