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college rankings stories: 10 news summaries

(Newser) - The US Military Academy tops the new Forbes list of top colleges, leapfrogging five places to bump Princeton out of the top spot. In the second annual ranking, another service academy, the Air Force's, lands in seventh place on a list that places schools according to "the quality of... More »

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Princeton University • Yale University • college rankings • Stanford University • college • Caltech • Wellesley • West Point • Harvard University • US Military Academy • California Institute of Technology • Williams College • Wellesley College • US Air Force Academy • Amherst College

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User-Generated College Review Site Gets It Right

Unigo allows students to post multimedia reviews of universities

Feb 19, 09 11:45 AM CST
(Newser) - A new online college guide “built for the age of YouTube and Facebook” employs user-generated content to give applicants a student's-eye-view of hundreds of schools, and Walter S. Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal likes what he sees. Unigo.com is free and ad-supported; professional editors help present reviews,... More »

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Web 2.0 • college admissions • college rankings • Walt Mossberg • college • college applications • Unigo.com

 10 Most-Buzzed-About Schools 

Harvard beats out Columbia for most internet references

Sep 30, 08 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Institutions of higher learning care about their brand as much as any business, so the Global Language Monitor has ranked universities and colleges for the amount of buzz they command on the internet. The winners:
  1. Harvard University
  2. Columbia University
  3. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  4. University of California, Berkeley
  5. Stanford
... More »

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Harvard Bumps Princeton
in Top Colleges List

Smaller class size helps Harvard back to top of influential US News ranking

Aug 22, 08 9:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Harvard has reclaimed sole possession of the top spot in the ever-controversial US News and World Report rankings for the first time in 12 years. Princeton slipped to second, with Yale in third and Stanford and MIT tied for fourth spot. The magazine rates the halls of learning based on... More »

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 Georgia Tops Preseason AP Poll

Six teams from SEC make the rankings

Aug 16, 08 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Georgia is the top Bulldog in the AP’s preseason poll, beating out Ohio State for the leading spot. The Bulldogs wowed voters with their 41-10 thumping of Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl, after finishing the year with seven straight victories. The Buckeyes, meanwhile, disappointed in the championship game for... More »

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West Virginia U.
Ranks 1st—in Fun

Princeton Review dons a toga and lists the top party schools

Aug 21, 07 4:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Students are knocking back celebratory shots and administrators are tearing their hair over the Princeton Review's annual list of the top 20 party schools. The full list appears in the 2008 edition of The Best 366 Colleges, on sale today.
  1. West Virginia University
  2. University of Mississippi
  3. University
... More »

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Top 10 US Business Schools

Step it up a notch (and raise your profile) at these elite centers of learning.

Aug 19, 07 5:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Forbes ranked these business schools not only on their prestige but for their return on investment.
  1. Dartmouth (Tuck)
  2. Stanford
  3. Harvard
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Princeton Wins
College Rankings
for 8th Year

Annual survey comes under increasing fire for favoring the rich

Aug 17, 07 6:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Facing a barrage of criticism, the latest college rankings from U.S. News and World Report were released today, and Princeton is still No.1, followed by Harvard and Yale. The editors have tried to address complaints about the survey's bias toward schools that educate the well-to-do and the well-prepared.... More »

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25 Schools Out of the Ivies' League

Sure, you can just apply to Yale, Harvard and Princeton—but why be boring?

Aug 15, 07 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's not all about GPAs and SATs—each of these schools excel in their own way. MSNBC picks the best colleges in 25 quirky categories:
  1. Ivy Leaguer: Cornell University
  2. Sports: University of Florida
  3. Men's college: Morehouse College
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College President Disputes Rankings

U.S. News accused of fabricating
average SAT scores

Mar 14, 07 7:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - A college president is lobbing allegations of shoddy journalism at U.S. News magazine, accusing its annual college-ranking guide of fabricating data for its upcoming report. Although Sarah Lawrence tossed out its SAT requirement for incoming freshman, president Michele Tolela Myers says U.S. News decided to assign an average... More »

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