<p>"What makes this new study so unusual is that it relies entirely on objective data available in the public domain," Thach continued. "Reputations, which are commonly distorted by a variety of biases and which take decades to build, are not considered. This enables recent improvements in unfamiliar institutions to be fully appreciated."</p>
<p>Good, so I'm assuming no other education institutions get to peer-rank Wash U.</p>