Columbia Agrees to $9 Million Settlement Over U.S. News Rankings

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Columbia Agrees to $9 Million Settlement Over U.S. News Rankings
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Columbia University agreed to pay $9 million to settle a class-action lawsuit from students claiming they were overcharged due to false data used to inflate its U.S. News & World Report ranking, stemming from a 2022 scandal that led to a drop in its ranking and reforms in data reporting practices.

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