College Rankings Reformed: The Case for a New Order in Higher Education

Contributing Organization(s): Education Sector

Author(s)/Creator(s): Kevin Carey

Publishing Date: 2006-09-01

Issue Areas: Education and Literacy

Ownership/Rights Info: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States

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Every year, students and parents eagerly scour the new college rankings. But those rankings may be misleading them about the "best" colleges and universities. New data and technology offer an opportunity to really measure how well colleges and universities are preparing their undergraduate students.

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