“I have to be honest, this made me laugh out loud. So the US News overall rankings (which put ND 10 spots over UM) are, in your words, “extremely flawed”. Yet the US News peer assessment score – which is used to calculate the US News overall rankings – is what you’re offering up as your “proof” that academia rates UM higher than ND?”
That is correct. Now you’re catching on! Too many private schools MANIPULATE their data to make themselves look better to USNWR. I’m not saying Notre Dame cheats with reported figure however…
They did cheat rather badly in football just recently:
with the end resulting in:
Guess which team is the all time leader in victories and winning percentage?
Michigan Go Blue!