Entries for September 2007

Economic diversity has received growing attention in higher education, particularly at elite schools that haven't traditionally enrolled large numbers of low-income students or students from low-income families. It's also argued by many that colleges and universities should make a much better effort to educate students from low-income families, given higher education's role in social mobility.

Columbia College (Illinois) President Warrick Carter is wrong when he implies in recent letters to the Chicago Daily Herald and the Chicago Tribune that U.S. News ranked Columbia College in the recently published 2008 edition of America's Best Colleges. In fact, the exact opposite is the truth. Columbia College was very clearly listed among the "Unranked Schools" in the Universities Master's-Midwest category.

A group of 19 college presidents representing many of U.S. News's top-ranked liberal arts colleges came out with their own "President's Statement on College Rankings" on Friday that was to be posted on all their schools' websites.

What do you do if you are a high school student with less-than-dazzling grades and SAT/ACT scores and you still want to go to a very good school? U.S. News has an answer, and it's not looking at the main rankings. You should instead head to the exclusive list of "A-plus Options for B Students" for quality colleges that accept a significant number of applicants in the average-to-above-average range.

If you are looking for schools that have some unique academic programs and also provide an especially rich academic environment on campus, then you may want to visit the Programs to Look For page in the free section of our website.