Reevaluating College Rankings: Defining "Best" in Higher Education

Last week, US News & World Report published their much anticipated (and, of late, much questioned) 2022 Best College Rankings. The top colleges are the usual suspects, and at this point are so routinely chosen, I don’t need to list names… The problem of “best” is similar to that of “beauty”—its definition rests squarely in the eye of the beholder.