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A recent article in the New York Times today discusses the growing proliferation of college rankings as focus shifts to trying to evaluate colleges based on their economic value. Traditionally, rankings of colleges have tended to focus on their selectivity/exclusivity, but now the focus has shifted to what are politely called "outcomes," in particular, how many graduates of a particular college get jobs in their chosen fields, and how well they are paid. Interestingly, many of...