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Columbia University students blasted their school after it dropped a whopping 16 spots in the US News & World Report college rankings for incorrectly reporting data.
Reliability of data used to compile influential list in doubt after Columbia University drops from second to 18th place
Officials didn’t submit data to be judged this year, citing a continuing internal investigation. The missing numbers appear to have hurt the university’s rank.
The demotion comes after a math professor at the Ivy League university questioned data it submitted for the annual list.
Magazine announces that it won’t punish colleges where few students submit scores; Columbia admits to providing incorrect information for past rankings.