Students: Rankings Aren't Main Reason in College Choice

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Every college determines its own approach to rankings. But, as a group, we tend to broadcast them when they’re good, and do damage control when they’re bad.
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Anna of FL 2:18PM March 26, 2012

Come on Morse, when the kids say reputation is important they're sure as heck not taking about colleges' reputations with college administrators.
The sophistry underlying this argumentation almost exceeds the voodoo reasoning behind the entire U.S. News ranking exercise.

Tom Benghauser of CO 8:46PM January 27, 2012

Taking some souveneirs with me to Portland while visiting the Mormon Bible college and also PSU is going to rock.
Though it won't be the bomb to only have some Florida Lotto tickets that aren't winners and a copy of the Orlando Sentinel attached with two spare copies of DRINK magazine.....a venue of great downtown and other areas to feel RITZY or even cool if you want to.
awful. The places I'de love to go to college. Not just a scrapbook of collages representing those places alongside my community college adult education certificate. But its better than the glitz and glam Alexandra faces and seduces near ucf....a&m.....and umm...stetson.

danton of TX 1:04AM January 27, 2012

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Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings

Robert Morse is director of data research for U.S.News & World Report and has worked at the company since 1976. He develops the methodologies and surveys for the Best Colleges and 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.