I think USNews has the best undergrad ranking because they focus on that level. I would weight some things differently and get rid of the HS counselor rep ratings, but at least they try to focus on the “college” part of the university. Others focus on the whole university, or international rep, or research/PhD output – not undergraduate quality. So I think weighting USNews at 50% was just fine. In fact, the more research and grad/PhD programs and students a school has, the less quality time and resources a school can spend on/with their undergrads.