BAYLOR UNIVERSITY has abandoned its pay-for-SAT program. “When Baylor was defending the program, it suggested that other colleges had similar efforts. While no other college came forward, it does turn out that other institutions are using little bonuses to get some of their numbers higher — in this case the number of applicants.”

Seems to me the U.S. News rankings are driving a lot of shady practices. Remember this when you hear the for-profit sector lambasted for tricky accounting . . . .