<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@jonmsterling" class="u-url mention">@<span>jonmsterling</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://types.pl/@wilbowma" class="u-url mention">@<span>wilbowma</span></a></span> But they aren't just "shower thoughts"! US News puts out a whole ranking system that is basically that and also rarely updated. Prior to the creation of csrankings that was the most important ranking of CS departments. </p><p>Additionally, while it's possible that the psychological explanation you gave is true, the opposite is also possible and as far as I know there's no evidence for it.</p>
