I can't access the 2018 USnews rankings anymore, but the rankings for Stats and Biostats used to be merged. (If anyone still has access to 2018, please share.)
I can't help but wonder if anyone thinks that the merged rankings could have been more useful.
For example, Cornell is #13 in Stats, while Duke is #13 in Biostats. But if I recall correctly, Duke was around #35 in the combined 2018 rankings, well below Cornell Stats. Does this imply that the Cornell Stat programs be better career wise?
Or do you think that the Stat/Biostat career paths are different enough that the separated lists are better?