Former Students File Lawsuit Against University of Southern California for Misrepresenting Online Program Rankings
Former Students File Lawsuit Against University of Southern California for Misrepresenting Online Program Rankings
Three former students at the University of Southern California have filed a class action lawsuit against the school and education technology company 2U, alleging that the two parties misrepresented the school's program rankings to U.S. News & World Report.
USC Accused of Misleading Students with Inflated Online Program Rankings
January 7, 2023
Three former students at the University of Southern California (USC) have filed a class action lawsuit against the school and education technology company 2U, alleging that the two parties misrepresented the school's program rankings to U.S. News & World Report. The plaintiffs claim that they took on student debt for an education they would not have chosen if they had known the correct ranking of the programs. The lawsuit alleges that USC and 2U submitted misleading information to U.S. News & World Report in order to boost the ranking of the school's online programs. The plaintiffs argue that they would not have attended USC and taken out loans to do so if the university had not been artificially ranked so highly. USC has denied the allegations and stated that it will defend itself against the claims in court.
Top 10 Takeaways:
Three former students at the University of Southern California have filed a class action lawsuit against the school.
The lawsuit alleges that USC and education technology company 2U misrepresented the school's program rankings to U.S. News & World Report.
The plaintiffs claim that they took on student debt for an education they would not have chosen if they had known the correct ranking of the programs.
The lawsuit alleges that USC and 2U submitted misleading information to boost the ranking of the school's online programs.
The plaintiffs argue that they would not have attended USC and taken out loans to do so if the university had not been artificially ranked so highly.
USC has denied the allegations and stated that it will defend itself against the claims in court.
The lawsuit alleges that USC only submitted data about on-campus doctoral students rather than all of the school's graduates, including those in online programs.
The lawsuit claims that USC cherry-picked data in order to boost its rankings and attract more students to its online programs.
The plaintiffs took out student loans to complete online programs at USC and now owe significant amounts of debt.
The lawsuit seeks damages and a declaratory judgment stating that the defendants engaged in fraudulent, deceptive, and unlawful business practices.
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