<p>"Why are Middlebury, Wellesley and Carleton ranked above it? All three are less less selective, and Middlebury in particular is less academically rigorous. Also, it annoys me that Pomona fares so poorly in the Peer-Review survey."</p>
<p>Curious: what makes you say that Middlebury is less academically rigorous? (Than what?) Everything I've heard and read suggests otherwise.</p>