Ranking College Rankings

College rankings are an annual ritual this time of year. And the list of lists keeps growing. The most high-profile list of ranked American colleges comes from U.S. News and World Report, which put out its latest today. But Washington Monthly, CNN Money, Forbes and the New York Times are just a few of the many, many other outlets that have gotten into the college-grading game. How can would-be applicants make sense of it all?