I looked up US World News ranking methodology and, to your point, at least 40% is squishy measures like “peer assessment surveys” and “reputation”. Others, lik

I looked up US World News ranking methodology and, to your point, at least 40% is squishy measures like “peer assessment surveys” and “reputation”. Others, like selectivity, are known to be gamed by encouraging students to apply even when they have no chance of getting in (which carries the additional income of the application fee).