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Columbia University Offers To Settle Rankings Lawsuit For $9 Million
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Columbia to Pay $9 Million to Settle Lawsuit Over US News College Ranking Data
Columbia University has agreed to pay $9 million to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit by a former student who claimed the school submitted inaccurate data to U.S. News & World Report, artificially inflating its position in the publication’s annual ranking of American universities. In a statement to The Epoch Times, a university spokesperson said Columbia did not admit to any wrongdoing as part of the agreement and is entering into the settl…
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World NewsWhy Columbia University will pay $9 million to settle national ranking lawsuit
The lawsuit stemmed from a 2022 scandal over how Columbia earned a No. 2 spot in the magazine’s annual “Best Colleges” rankings that year. It claimed that Columbia had artificially inflated its ranking by consistently reporting false data, including that 83% of its classes had fewer than 20 students.
Columbia to pay $9 million to settle lawsuit over US News college ranking
Columbia University agreed to pay $9 million to settle a proposed class action by students who claimed it submitted false data to boost its position in U.S.News & World Report’s influential college rankings.
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