In the wake of the scandal surrounding false reporting of SAT scores at Claremont McKenna College, the finance magazine Kiplinger has removed the college from its 2011-2012 “Best Values in Private Colleges” list.
“Claremont McKenna College unfairly earned its place as 18th-ranked private liberal arts college in our college rankings by reporting inflated SAT scores,” a statement atop Kiplinger’s “Best Values” list said. “We have dropped the college from our 2011-12 rankings of best values in liberal arts colleges and moved schools 19-100 up one slot.” Bennington College moved into the top 100 as a result.
The news was first reported by the Claremont Port Side, a campus news magazine.
Kevin McCormally, Kiplinger’s editorial director, said he did not hesitate to remove Claremont McKenna from the rankings when he learned of their incorrect numbers.
“That was the only fair way to avoid misleading our readers,” Mr. McCormally said. “It was a really visceral reaction. If they’re admitting their data was wrong, what else can we do?”
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