EDUCATION:  UNITED STATES:  
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES:  RANKINGS


College Rankings, Education and Social Science Library, U of I
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings.htm


From sports to education, Americans are captivated
by rankings. Everyone wants their favorite team to
be the best, and every parent wants their child to
attend the best college or university. While sports
teams can compete on the playing field to determine
who is better on a given day, institutions of higher
education have no commonly agreed upon measures
to allow for the comparison of teaching and research
programs. The overwhelming variety in size and
purpose of institutions makes the prospect of comparing
colleges a daunting one for students, parents, and
the colleges themselves.

For many years, various bodies have undertaken statistical
and reputational rankings of colleges and attempted to
provide information to prospective students. Increasingly,
the importance and validity of college rankings is a hotly
debated issue. Many universities, including highly ranked
ones, are beginning to question both the data and methods
used by some ranking services. Of special concern are
the aspects of the rankings which deal with the difficult
to measure concept of institutional reputation. At this
site, you will find links to many ranking services, along
with cautionary notes and a discussion of the ongoing
controversy over rankings.



From the Linda Bee Education Collection of Resources
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From the Linda Bee University Collection of Resources
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