So, who did LA Tech piss off at US New & World Report? We've been sliding down hill in their annual rankings of schools and universities for the last 6 or 7 yrs. I found evidence below that we were ranked 190th in the nation back in 2014. Now we're ranked in the 298-389 category. Damn!

There's no way I think the university has truly fallen between 108 to 200 spots in quality the last 6 years. That's absurd. What's going on here? Does USNWR charge schools money for these rankings?

CUSA Schools:

16 Rice
153 UAB
187 FIU
227 Charlotte
249 North Texas
258 ODU
272 FAU
284 Marshall
298-389 LA Tech
298-389 MTSU
298-389 WKU
298-389 USM
298-389 UTEP
298-389 UTSA

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges


Tech was ranked 190th in 2014.
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_ro...6e078dbbb.html