Had I known the controversy that would errupt by posting the US News and World Reports article, I would not have done so.
To me, it was one of many such "ranking articles" and this point has been proven by other ditto that many dug up after seeing my post.
As Gil I think said, these reports are more for PR than anything else, or words to that effect.
How these statistics are gathered and presented, is all over the map, so it's meaning is not that valuable as I see it.
What counts is results, and DM is doing just that.
I'd say we put this topic to rest.