LibGuides: Colleges and Universities: College Rankings & Comparisons

College Rankings

College and University Rankings
This site from the University of Illinois, is an excellent source of information on college rankings--including why you may not want to use rankings.

There are several organizations and publications that publish college rankings. Be sure to look at the criteria considered and methods used to compile the statistics.

College Results Online
Find out about graduation rates at 4-year colleges and universities. From a nonprofit group, the Education Trust.
U.S. News & World Report College Rankings
A popular ranking system that is not without its critics.
The Princeton Review College Rankings
Although this company's focus is on providing tutoring for college placement tests, they also offer rankings of institutions of higher learning.

Comparisons

College Scorecard
From the US Dept. of Education, this site allows you to search by degrees and locations to help compare various programs to find a fit that's right for you.

College Admissions

College Admissions (Khan Academy)

A site that walks potential students through the many factors that need to be considered in the college admissions process.

Ranking Criticism

Read this article from the Washington Post about criticism of the U.S. New & World Report rankings and other ranking sytems:

Strauss, Valerie. "U.S. News's College Rankings Face Competition and Criticism." Washington Post 17 Aug. 2007: A03. 5 Dec. 2008 .