Applying to US Universities has pointed out that the 2009 US News College Rankings are now out. Online access costs $14.95. And like the Applying to US Universities website, I don't necessarily...

(Source: Atlanta Technical College) Community colleges? Ummm...why? Well, let's hear it from the culprit, Washington Monthly: In the higher education family, community colleges are typically...

Well, they're out, as I promised yesterday. Let the controversy continue. For the record, here's how they stack up: National Universities 1. Princeton 2. Harvard 3. Yale 4. Stanford 5....

(Source: Pomona College) At least to some of us. As is customary, the magazine released a preview of its annual fall rankings to college PR folks. The results remain embargoed, but the advance notice...

(Source: Kenyon College) The anti-rankings crusade continues. This time it's a group of liberal arts college presidents banding together to stop the madness. Here's a bit from the New York...

This week's Chronicle of Higher Education features a section devoted to the U.S. News rankings and the controversies surrounding the magazine's practices. The Chronicle reveals that private...

Pundits may dismiss the U.S. News rankings as superficial, misleading, misguided, or simply a profit-making scheme. Whatever you call them, add "influential" to the list. Right or wrong,...

It's that time of year again, when college presidents are asked to opine on the educational quality of other colleges and universities--all for the greater glory of U.S. News and its annual...

(Source: New York University) Come again? NYU? Kidding, right? Nope. NYU is the top choice for students "dreaming" about colleges, according to the Princeton Review. Harvard is second....

(Source: Sarah Lawrence College) Yes, according to at least one college president. The head of Sarah Lawrence College called out U.S. News in a Washington Post op-ed, claiming the magazine estimates...

With the enormous amount of information available in this day and time, many students and educators feel that colleges and universities should make their 'stats' known, too. Just how good of...

(Source: Pennsylvania Gazette) The annual appearance of U.S. News' college guide never fails to spawn debate about the merit of such rankings. Some call it a glorified beauty contest that rewards...

U.S. News officially releases its 2007 college rankings tomorrow, but I managed to get my grubby paws on them early. Here they are: National Universities 1. Princeton 2. Harvard 3. Yale 4....

Take that, U.S. News. Washington Monthly has yet again issued a different take on college rankings. As it did last year, the magazine has ranked colleges and universities based on societal worth. Say...

(Source: Cornell University) Say what? It's true. Cornell, an Ivy League university, wants to retool its brand image. It's been dropping in the all-important U.S. News poll, and now aspires...

The National Research Council recently began a new assessment of doctoral programs, its first since the highly esteemed study in 1995. Key changes include an increase in the number of disciplines...

(Source: University of Cambridge)Fans of rankings, rejoice. I recently stumbled upon a site that ranks the world's top 500 universities. That's right---you can now see how the best in the...

(Source: Columbia University)So now you've seen my complete ranking of the top ten universities in America. Again, I didn't consider only undergraduate programs in my evaluation; I included...

(Source: Harvard University)Finally we've reached the mountaintop, the summit, the apex, the pinnacle of American higher education---numero uno on my list of best universities. Some of my choices...

(Source: Stanford University)Our countdown of America's best universities is almost done. We've now arrived at number two, a relatively young institution that has made incredible strides in...

(Source: Yale University)Finally we've reached the Big Three in our countdown of America's best universities. But as you'll discover, it's not the same Big Three folks are used to...