U of Southern California Sued Over False Rankings

Former college students are suing the College of Southern California over false rankings for its training college primarily based on information submitted by the college to U.S. Information & World Report, the Los Angeles Instances reported.

The category motion swimsuit was filed Tuesday.

“Folks actually paid a premium given how costly the college is,” stated Kristen Simplicio, a lawyer representing the scholars. “That rating was one of many causes that college was in a position to cost as a lot because it did.”

An out of doors investigator launched to the college a report on the rankings in Could. The report discovered quite a few situations during which false information had been submitted. As an illustration, the college submitted information on Ph.D. college students however not Ed.D. college students, which resulted in larger rankings. USC had a rating of No. 11 amongst training faculties in Could.

USC instructed the Instances that it had not acquired the swimsuit and so couldn’t touch upon it.