Information for College Officials

August 17, 2010 RSS Feed Print

The information presented in the directory and in the Best Colleges 2011 rankings and tables was collected during the spring and summer of 2010 for the U.S. News annual statistical survey of colleges. Before contacting U.S. News to request a change to the directory or other colleges data, please contact your school's institutional research office (or the equivalent). The person(s) who completed the U.S. News annual survey should then review the data in question and, if need be, contact us to request a change.

Change requests must be submitted using the actual survey page on which the data in question appear. Mark the correction and fax the page to (202) 955-2097. Requests that are received on forms other than the actual survey page will not be processed.

All faxes must be signed. Please include your E-mail address and phone number on the fax as well.

Updating the online directory and other college data once the surveys have gone through the verification process is time consuming. Corrections normally take about four to eight weeks to implement. We appreciate your patience.

Requests for additional detailed unpublished ranking information: If you would like to request additional detailed ranking information, such as where you rank in your category, please contact the U.S. News data researcher assigned to your school or send a fax to (202) 955-2097. U.S. News will accept requests only from the following university officials: the director of admissions, the director of financial aid, the head of public relations, the head of institutional research, the president's office, or the provost's office.

All faxes for detailed ranking requests must be on the school's letterhead, must be signed, and must include your E-mail address and phone number.

Other data-related questions: If you represent a college or university and have a question or comment regarding our site, the rankings our your school's data, please send an E-mail to official@usnews.com.

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