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Education

Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings

Meeting with LSU-Baton Rouge

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U.S. News & World Report Rankings

Some comparison is indeed necessary, but U.S. News and World Report's evaluation system is little more objective than the rest of their magazine. The periodical no doubt needs some source of revenue, but instead of achieving this with their annual beauty contest, in which the magazine quite neatly reduces an entire educational institutions to a number, perhaps it should try relevant reporting. Then again, it seems Newsweek might already have that niche covered, huh?

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About this Blog

Robert Morse is director of data research for U.S. News & World Report and has worked at the magazine since 1976. He develops the methodologies and surveys for the America's Best Colleges and America's Best Graduate Schools annual rankings, keeping an eye on higher-education trends to make sure the rankings offer prospective students the best analysis available. Morse Code provides deeper insights into the methodologies and is a forum for commentary and analysis of college, grad and other rankings.

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