Why is the University of Miami so high in the US News rankings?

<p>There are clear exceptions to your presumption of endowment per capita importance bob:</p>

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<p>Texas for instance has a higher endowment per capita. Michigan has a higher value in this category than some more highly regarded (and higher ranked) schools as well (notably Berkeley). In the realm of privates only, Emory, WUSTL, and Northwestern have higher values than Penn. Yet, again, it’s peer assessment that makes the larger difference between ranks as the former 3 have well been behind Penn in reputation.</p>