'To regulators, including Education Secretary Miguel A. Cardona, the rankings are responsible for “an unhealthy obsession with selectivity" and the development of “the false altar of U.S. News and World Report." '

The U.S. News College Rankings Are Out. Cue the Rage and Obsession.

Every year, U.S. News & World Report publishes rankings that often change very little, though they draw attention and frustration from universities and applicants.