<p>Overall rankings will always be flawed, no matter what the criteria are. But individual rankings like this one–or some of USNWR’s single-criteria rankings–can be holistically combined and weighted according to each individual’s preferences to become an accurate tool of assessment. This particular ranking is only applicable to assessing entering strength of the overall student body as approximated by standardized testing–it is not designed to assess anything else, and I don’t see the point of people complaining that it doesn’t accurately rank colleges, because it isn’t supposed to be comprehensive at all.</p>