I have two very good PhD offers. Is it worth to pay 30 USD to see US N&WR rankings? I have two very good admission offers from good universities in the US, and I am having a hard time choosing between them. So much that I am starting to consider less relevant factors, such as the position of the department in the different rankings. I believe that the ranking from the US News and World Report is the most prestigious one. However, they only show the top-10 departments on my field. I would need to pay 30 USD to see the full ranking. Is it worth it?
No, it's not worth paying $30 for an extended list of rankings in a discipline. Why not use more productive factors, such as:


Who has the wider range of faculty working in areas that interest you?
Where would you like to live as a grad student (in a city, a small town, etc.)? Does region of the country matter?
How does your stipend compare to cost of living where you are?
Will you be close to potential collaborators?
Do you want to work in a small department or a large department?
What do your current faculty mentors and advisors think of the two departments?