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 took a different approach to the much-anticipated college rankings report. Editors at the magazine created a new ranking algorithm, where factors such as cost, accountability and productivity are taken into account. 

, director of the Education Policy Program at the New America Foundation and guest editor of the Washington Monthly college guide, will join The Daily Circuit Tuesday, Dec. 4 as we take a look at what schools topped the list and figure out where traditionally high-ranking schools ended up. 

, professor of government and director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard University, will also join the discussion.

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This year's Washington Monthly College Guide took a different approach to the much-anticipated college rankings report. The magazine created a new ranking algorithm, where cost, accountability and productivity are taken into account.

A look at Washington Monthly's new college ranking system

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