Are the rankings objective and fair?
We do our utmost to make sure they are. Each school’s rank (within its group of peer institutions) is based on the same set of quality measures. Furthermore, 75 percent of a school’s ranking is based on a formula that uses objective measures of academic quality such as graduation rates. The remaining 25 percent is based on a peer assessment survey. U.S. News asks the president, provost, and dean of admissions at each school to rate the quality of the academic programs for schools in the same ranking category, including their own. (Those unfamiliar with a particular school are asked to check a box labeled “Don’t know.”) Peer assessments are subjective, but they are also important—a diploma from a distinguished college can help a graduate get good jobs and gain admission to top-notch graduate programs, just as a high school’s reputation can help or harm an applicant’s chances of getting into a good college.
We do our utmost to make sure they are. Each school’s rank (within its group of peer institutions) is based on the same set of quality measures. Furthermore, 75% of a school’s ranking is based on a formula that uses objective measures of academic quality such as graduation rates. The remaining 25% is based on a peer assessment survey. U.S. News asks the president, provost and dean of admissions at each school to rate the quality of the academic programs for schools in the same ranking category, including their own. (Those unfamiliar with a particular school are asked to check a box labeled “Don’t know.”) Peer assessments are subjective, but they are also important-a diploma from a distinguished college can help a graduate get good jobs and gain admission to top-notch graduate programs, just as a high school’s reputation can help or harm an applicant’s chances of getting into a good college.
We do our utmost to make sure they are. Each school’s rank (within its group of peer institutions) is based on the same set of quality measures. Furthermore, at least 75 percent of a school’s ranking is based on a formula that uses objective measures of academic quality such as graduation rates (77.5 percent in the more in the National Universities and National Liberal Arts categories). The remaining 25 percent (22.5 percent in the National Universities and National Liberal Arts categories) is based on a peer assessment or an academic reputation survey among high school counselors. U.S. News asks the president, provost, and dean of admissions at each school to rate the quality of the academic programs for schools in the same ranking category, including their own. (Those unfamiliar with a particular school are asked to check a box labeled “Don’t know.”) Peer assessments are subjective, but they are also important: A diploma from a distinguished college can help a graduate get good jobs
We do our utmost to make sure they are. Each school’s rank (within its group of peer institutions) is based on the same set of quality measures. Furthermore, at least 75 percent of a school’s ranking is based on a formula that uses objective measures of academic quality such as graduation rates (77.5 percent in the more in the National Universities and National Liberal Arts categories). The remaining 25 percent (22.5 percent in the National Universities and National Liberal Arts categories) is based on a peer assessment or an academic reputation survey among high school counselors. U.S. News asks the president, provost, and dean of admissions at each school to rate the quality of the academic programs for schools in the same ranking category, including their own. (Those unfamiliar with a particular school are asked to check a box labeled “Don’t know.”) Peer assessments are subjective, but they are also important: A diploma from a distinguished college can help a graduate get good jobs
