University rankings are increasingly coming under fire.
Yes, critiques of the poor methodologies and perverse impacts of the rankings have long been with us.
But these critiques now seem to be turning to action.
Most recently, the University of Utrecht, a former “top 100” institution, refused to submit data to the Times Higher.
They are not alone. High-flyers Yale, Harvard, and others, recently withdrew from the US News & World Report Rankings because, amongst other factors, its approach rewards institutions for offering financial incentives to the already wealthy students with high LSAT scores, rather than those with lower scores, higher potential and actual financial need.
