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IN RE: COLUMBIA COLLEGE RANKINGS ACTION
Case Number:
1:22-cv-05945
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
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July 01, 2025
Columbia Inks $9M Deal To End Students' Ranking Stats Suit
Columbia University students have asked a New York federal judge to greenlight a $9 million settlement resolving class claims that the institution gave inaccurate data to U.S. News & World Report, artificially inflating its "Best National Universities" ranking and enabling the school to charge higher tuition.
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March 26, 2024
Columbia Beats Bulk Of Students' Ranking Stats Suit, For Now
A New York federal judge on Tuesday largely threw out Columbia University students' proposed class action claiming the institution intentionally gave inaccurate data to U.S. News & World Report, but he also gave some of the former student plaintiffs the chance to tweak their complaint.
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January 20, 2023
Columbia Law Grad Judge Won't Recuse From Rankings Suit
A Manhattan federal judge who attended Columbia Law School said Friday that he will not recuse himself from a suit against the university by a proposed class of students over its removal from the U.S. News & World Report rankings.
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July 12, 2022
Columbia Hit With Class Claims Over Inaccurate Ranking Stats
Columbia University on Tuesday was hit with a proposed class action stemming from U.S. News & World Report's recent decision to "unrank" the previously second-ranked university after questions arose concerning the accuracy of the data Columbia submitted for the annual ranking of undergraduate universities.