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Important Information on Upcoming Best Colleges Rankings

It’s now less than one month before the new rankings are being released on usnews.com. Here is some important information that relates to this highly anticipated launch, set for September 13:

School photos: Over the past 10 months, more than 700 colleges and universities have added photos of their schools to their online directory homepages in the Education section of usnews.com.… Continue reading

U.S. News Urges Law School Deans to Improve Employment Data

The release of the new 2012 Best Law Schools rankings is scheduled for March 15, 2011. In an effort to make our law school employment data more reflective of the current state of legal employment, U.S. News has modified how we calculate the employment rates that are used in the new law school rankings.… Continue reading

100 Best Values in Public Colleges 2009-10

We updated and ranked this list of the top 100 colleges for 2009-10. Sort the overall rankings for both in-state students and out-of-state students, costquality measures or financial aid measures (how we scored the schools). Then select All States or any number of individual states (hold down the control key as you click to choose more than one), or select All Schools or any number of individual colleges.… Continue reading

Where Should College Rankings Rank in Choosing a College?

Everybody in Hollywood understands that reviews are a matter of opinion and that efforts to get people to watch your movie or show will often include activities that have nothing to do with making the show better. As a result, armies of publicists seek to get stars on the covers of magazines and included in various hot lists.… Continue reading

What Do ‘Best College’ Rankings Tell Us? Anything?

U.S. News & World Report has released its annual rankings of U.S. colleges and universities. Topping the lists of national universities — “large, research-oriented universities” — and liberal arts colleges — “a category of schools that place a higher emphasis on undergraduate education”: Harvard University and Williams College, respectively.… Continue reading

How To Choose a College That’s Right For You

The college search doesn’t have to begin and end with the Ivies and the name brand schools. There are many schools out there to choose from — some known and some less known, all worthy of your attention. Here’s some advice for trying to find the school that works for you.… Continue reading

Best Colleges 2010: US News National Universities Rankings

U.S. News ranks universities and colleges in three steps.

First, to sort colleges and universities into appropriate categories for comparisons, this 2010 edition of America’s Best Colleges uses the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching’s 2006 Basic version of its classifications.… Continue reading