Key Points ・Columbia University will pay $9 million to settle a class action suit alleging it misreported data to U.S. News & World Report to boost its college ranking. ・The lawsuit covers ...

Columbia University agreed to pay $9 million to settle a proposed class action by students who claimed it submitted false ...

(41) University of Nottingham: 71.7 — Despite falling from 35th best law school in the world in 2015 to joint 41st in 2016, Nottingham is still one of the top 10 law schools in the UK.

Its previous low was No. 33 last year, and before that No. 30 in 2016. To be ranked among the best higher education institutions in the world is an honor, said university spokeswoman Colleen Mastony.