Posted by: Amber Espie in University Posting on August 19th, 2010

Some of you already know that I write a weekly college blog post for US News & World Report.

While the magazine’s website contains a treasure trove of valuable information about college, I hate it’s college rankings. This put me in an uncomfortable position when the 2011 college rankings were released with tremendous fanfare last week.

To coincide with the release of the best college rankings, I wrote a post for US News that focused on the colleges and universities that are always stuck in the college rankings basement. I’m sharing that post with you today:

Schools With Lousy College Rankings

The schools that attract the most attention on the day that U.S.News & World Report unveils its much-anticipated rankings are the ones that command the top spots.

Today, however, I’d like to focus on the schools that never get to bask in the bright lights of the college rankings hoopla. I’m tal

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