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Direct linkDiver, Colin – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022
Since "U.S. News & World Report" first published a college ranking in 1983, the rankings industry has become a self-appointed judge, declaring winners and losers among America's colleges and universities. In this revealing account, Colin Diver shows how popular rankings have induced college applicants to focus solely on pedigree and…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Higher Education, Colleges, Universities
Webster, David S. – 1986
Past and current methods used in academic quality rankings of U.S. colleges and universities are discussed. In addition to a literature and historical review, modern quality rankings are compared with early (pre-1959) rankings, including past rankings of medical, dental, legal and black education. Also considered are the exemplary 1982 evaluation…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accrediting Agencies, College Faculty, College Students
