“I feel like it could be misleading.”

— Jon Engel, manager, Lawrence

“I definitely don’t think they’re important. I think there’s someone behind the scenes with money influencing them.”

— Jamie Rees, student, Lawrence

“It would depend on their sources. If you have quality research it means a lot.”

— Isaiah Bradshaw, Buckle employee, Lawrence

“I would say for high schoolers it’s huge. You’re going to look at those. I think a lot of times they want to go to the most highly-ranked schools.”

— Haley Fletcher, student, Lawrence