Is "financial aid not so great" a subjective question in this poll? Seems like it could be decided in a different, more objective manner.
Maybe it is and I'm just not up on things. But to put that next to a party ranking seems odd to me.
The entire ratings system is dumb. It's all subjective and has no basis in reality.
The Princeton Review lists are pretty silly. That being said, I don't dismiss rankings. Some are better than others, but there are differences in quality between universities. Things like the quality of the faculty, financial resources and how bright and competitive your fellow students are does matter, and it's not unreasonable to attempt to quantify that. Is there much difference between Harvard and Chicago? Probably not, outside of which is a better fit, Is there much difference between Chicago and Bowling Green. Of course there is.