Johnson & Wales "Unranked" from U.S. News’ College Rankings for Filing False Data

Johnson & Wales "Unranked" from U.S. News’ College Rankings for Filing False Data

Johnson & Wales University has been “unranked” by the preeminent college ranking. U.S. News and World Report notified JWU this week of the decision.

“Johnson & Wales University in Rhode Island recently told U.S. News that for many years the school had been over-reporting its financial resource expenditures budget for its Providence campus. The school had been reporting financial expenditures data for all Johnson & Wales campuses to U.S. News instead of just for the Providence campus. The school told U.S. News that for every $100 of financial resources expenditures it had reported, it should have been around $62. Financial resources expenditures per student accounts for 10% of the Best Colleges ranking,” reported U.S. News.

In 2018, when naming Mim L. Runey,  Chancellor of Johnson & Wales, the University announced in a press release, “These achievements have contributed to Johnson & Wales' rise in US News & World Report's Regional North rankings from 84 to 64.”

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Other Schools Unranked

Johnson & Wales was not the only university tagged as having filed information that helped boost its ranking. University of California--Berkeley and three other schools were unranked. Johnson & Wales is "unranked" for 2019.

Johnson and Wales did not respond to requests for comment.

Due to misreporting in 2018 for the 2019 edition of Best Colleges, “U.S. News has unranked Mars Hill University in North Carolina, the University of North Carolina—Pembroke and Scripps College in California. Mars Hill University and Scripps College misreported alumni giving rates, and the University of North Carolina—Pembroke misreported high school class standing.”

Going forward, both the president and the chancellor of Johnson & Wales must certify information going forward.

“In light of these misreporting issues, U.S. News has requested University of California—Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ, University of California system President Janet Napolitano and Johnson & Wales University Chancellor Mim L. Runey and Johnson & Wales University Providence Campus President Marie Bernardo-Sousa to provide a letter certifying the accuracy of their respective schools' data in their data submissions to U.S. News for the next three editions of the Best Colleges rankings,” said the magazine.

This story was first published 7/28/19 6:00 PM

About Johnson & Wales

Founded in 1914, Johnson & Wales University is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution with approximately 13,000 graduate, undergraduate and online students at its four campuses in Providence, Rhode Island; North Miami, Florida; Denver, Colorado; and Charlotte, North Carolina. An innovative educational leader, the university offers degree programs in arts and sciences, business, culinary arts, design and engineering, education, health and wellness, hospitality, nutrition and physician assistant studies. Its unique model integrates arts and sciences and industry-focused education with work experience and leadership opportunities, inspiring students to achieve professional success and lifelong personal and intellectual growth. The university’s impact is global, with alumni from 125 countries pursuing careers worldwide. For more information, visit jwu.edu.