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I transferred from UCLA to NYU between my sophomore and junior year of undergrad. UCLA counts me in its matriculated stats because I graduated from a university

I transferred from UCLA to NYU between my sophomore and junior year of undergrad. UCLA counts me in its matriculated stats because I graduated from a university, despite leaving. I already thought at that point that any rankings were bullshit. That kind of manipulation makes anything +/- 10 or maybe 20 positions to be irrelevant. The problem for US News is that everyone already knows a rough ranking, and doesn't need to be told that UCLA & NYU are somewhere in the top 50 but not top 10.

sachinag 17y ago
You know, I submit that lateral transfers are probably one of the highest possible signals there could be. Now, if that was a part of the formula, they schools would game it. So you'd probably have to sit out a year, like players in Div. I sports (all sports, or just revenue generating sports?) have to. Ah, progress.