<p>To my knowledge, the boycott was of the reputational survey. Ultimately, its effects would probably be hard to measure because some of the people who agreed may not have been responding to the thing anyway. And there remain more than a thousand who do complete it. </p>
<p>Some colleges have also pledged to not use rankings in their promotional materials.</p>
<p>I haven’t seen a movement to refuse to provide information. That, to my mind, would have the greatest potential to change USNews’ approach. But the number of schools who refuse is relatively small.</p>