University of Oregon: An underperformer?

The U.S. News and World Report is famous for their college rankings — did anyone else proudly show their parents the “dorms like dungeons” listing for UO when living in the residence halls? Anyhow, now they’re publishing a list of “underperforming schools,” which means the schools’ reputations are better than U.S. News thinks they should be based on academic indicators. UO is on that list.

According to U.S. News, the academic peer assessment ranking for UO is 70, but the UO really deserves a 115. Fellow alums, should we make T-shirts or something? “I love my underperforming Ducks?”