People put far too much stock in college rankings, both in the U.S. and internationally. The metrics used rarely capture actual quality for students. Recently, some rankings are showing that Chinese universities have raced past America’s — should we worry?

In today’s Martin Center article, John Mac Ghlionn argues that the rankings are worthless.

Chinese universities dominate the upper tiers of rankings produced by groups such as Leiden and the Nature Index. Commentators talk about a new academic world order. Some declare American decline. Others announce........

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