How Are Colleges Ranked?

All the College Ranking Lists You Should Read - PrepScholar Blog

In this article I will detail the pros and cons of different college ranking lists and of college ranking lists in general.

Stevens Again Ranks Among Best Colleges in the U.S.

University places No. 76 in U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings.

U-M earns high rankings from U.S. News & World Report

... Colleges list. U-M was ranked 21st overall among public and private institutions in the rankings that were released Sept. 24. The university ...

UNF climbs in 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings

UNF climbs in 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings ... The University of North Florida landed for the sixth consecutive year on ...

2025 College Free Speech Rankings

We also heard from colleges and universities that the rankings helped them better understand their campus climate in order to improve it.

Washington Monthly's 2023 College Guide and Rankings

We rank four-year schools (national universities, liberal arts colleges, baccalaureate colleges, and master's universities) based on their contribution to the ...

College Rankings: History Criticisms and Reform - ERIC

How did academic quality rankings of colleges and universities become so powerful in higher education? A review of their historical development in the first ...

U.S. News again names Elon the best in the nation for teaching ...

Other highly ranked institutions include Agnes Scott College, which ranked in the top 20 in seven categories, and Amherst College, Princeton ...

2024 Colleges - Military Times: Best for Vets

Rankings · Colleges · Employers · Historical Rankings. Get on the List. How it Works · Colleges Survey · Employers Survey. Resources. Methodology: Colleges ...

U.S. News changed the way it ranks colleges. It's still ridiculous.

U.S. News changed the way it ranks colleges. It's still ridiculous. · 1) GRADUATION RATES: 35 percent · 2) FACULTY RESOURCES: 20 percent · 3) ...

U.S. News Revamped College Rankings, But Little Changed for Top ...

Columbia, which was No. 2 before it dipped to No. 18 after it acknowledged a history of submitting inaccurate data, clawed back to No. 12. The ...

Best-value colleges ranked by ROI - Payscale

Payscale's College ROI Report ranks colleges based on the 20-year salary earnings of college alumni minus the total investment to attend that college.

"U.S. News" rankings changes spur complaints and apologies

Shifts in methodology scrambled the usual hierarchy of U.S. News's annual college rankings, prompting a fierce backlash from some higher ed ...

Ranking the College Rankings: A User's (and Critic's) Guide

At least USN and WM (grade B) separate national universities, liberal arts colleges, and regional schools. By contrast, Niche, WSJ, and Forbes ( ...

Stanford ranks No. 2, UC Berkeley No. 5 in Forbes' top American ...

Stanford and UC Berkeley each move up one spot on Forbes' annual top American colleges list, while Princeton takes the No. 1 spot for the second ...

College Rankings: What They Do – and Don't – Measure

US News measures only “Academic Reputation,” a completely subjective measurement of what others think of the school that accounts for 20% of the US News score.

Binghamton ranked #4 public in the nation in U.S. News & World ...

Binghamton has made a significant leap up in one of the nation's most recognized college ranking lists. The University moved up 47 spots, from #85 to #38, ...

College rankings are under fire. Is there a better way to rate the ...

Education experts are increasingly asking whether there are more effective methods of evaluating colleges, as well as assessing the value of a college degree.

Carleton moves up in U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges ...

US News and World Report ranked Carleton number eight for national liberal arts colleges, and once again named it as the number one school for undergraduate ...

U.S. News College Rankings: Methodology or Mythology?

The U.S. News rankings are based on methodology. But, the importance and value placed on them is nothing but mythology. When looking for the ...