apparently there's a bit of an impasse https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/01/12/why-umuc-skips-the-u-s-news-rankings-of-online-schools/?postshare=2611463156834933&tid=ss_mail
UMUC lost that debate, in my opinion. A comment on the article said that the rankings are unfair due to IPEDS only tracking the graduation rates of first-time students. This puts non-traditional colleges at a disadvantage because they mostly attract working adults with transfer credits. I disagree. Online programs, period, attract a lot of working adults with transfer credits regardless of the school being traditional or non-traditional. Nevertheless, I would like to see the numbers on this. It feels as if non-traditional schools spend more money and time recruiting people who have never attended college than traditional schools do. I routinely come across economically disadvantaged, young people who were completely unaware of online programs existing at traditional schools due to lack of advertising.