GWU Pulled From U.S. News Rankings on Misreported Data
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George Washington University was pulled from U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of top colleges after the news magazine learned the college submitted false data on its students’ academic achievements.
George Washington inflated the percentage of incoming students in 2011 who graduated near the top of their high school class, said Bob Morse, director of data research at U.S. News who runs the rankings. The Washington-based school, which had been ranked 51st nationwide, was moved to an “unranked” category on the publication’s website.