anyone notice that Case's rankings went WAY downhill during the past few years?

<p>in 2003 according to USNEWS, case's business program was ranked 19, and now is 29. it's overall ranking also dropped from 35 to 38. it may not seem like much, but in just four years, it's quite a big difference. i just hope case will improve itself over the next few years rather than getting worse. does anyone even know why case is going downhill recently? my guess (although by all means, just a guess) is that the school shooting occured right when Case was at its peak and since then, has been going downhill.</p>

<p>I think that administrational issues within the school are to blame
All but one Dean in the school of medicine left this/last year.
Shifts in university presidents, debt
It seems to have all culminated and is starting to dent the on those rankings</p>

<p>one must consider, though, how those rankings are made, and upon what categories the decisions are based.</p>

<p>yeah, it went down on us news and world reports top natl universities too.
but what is wrong with the school that deans and admins are leaving??? I do not understand. and I heard that not all faculty implement the SAGES seminar thing in their classes.</p>

<p>The average tenure for senior college administrators (Dean, VP, President, etc.) is five years. There is nothing unusual for the frequent turnovers. I would not put too much weight on the ranking. It does not really reflect the quality of the education. In addition, we are all different. The college search is a search of the best fit not the highest rank in a magazine.</p>

<p>U.S. News and World Report has to change their rankings from year to year or nobody will buy them. The fact that Case dropped in the rankings does not suggest that it is any less of a school than in 2003.</p>

<p>Is Case worth it since the med dean went away too????
obviously, something's wrong with the school.</p>

<p>The programs, reputation, and especially the faculty of educational institutions almost always survive the dean. As mentioned earlier, college administrators come and go. Many are more managers and fund-raisers than academicians. Furthermore, they may or may not have the same loyalty to the school as in the past, particularly if their career was built in adminstration rather than in faculty. Likewise, their performances are often based on financial benchmarks rather than academic ones that improve the quality of education. I work at a different medical school. The faculty, program, and students at the Case Medical School are strong.</p>