— Student selectivity (12.5 percent of the rankings): Per US News, “A school’s academic atmosphere is determined in part by students’ abilities and ambitions.” To measure that, the magazine looks mostly at test scores. SAT and ACT, the standardized tests used for college admissions, make up 65 percent of the university’s selectivity ranking. High school class standing is another 25 percent of this factor and acceptance rate is the remaining 10 percent.
— Student selectivity (12.5 percent of the rankings): Per US News, “A school’s academic atmosphere is determined in part by students’ abilities and ambitions.” To measure that, the magazine looks mostly at test scores. SAT and ACT, the standardized tests used for college admissions, make up 65 percent of the university’s selectivity ranking. High school class standing is another 25 percent of this factor and acceptance rate is the remaining 10 percent.
https://www.politico.com/interactives/2017/top-college-rankings-list-2017-us-news-investigation/