The Debate Over U.S. News & World Report College Rankings: An Analysis of Criticisms and Defenses Despite recent boycotts from leading law and medical schools, the annual U.S. News & World Report college rankings are here to stay, according to a rebuttal published in the Wall Street Journal. The orders have faced criticism from elite law schools, accused of objecting to them because they don't want to be held accountable by an independent third party. Eric J. Gertler,... (5 views)