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U.S. News Launches New Reputation Surveys for Online Education Programs
Tweet Share on Facebook September 20, 2012 CommentU.S. News is going full speed ahead on data collection for the upcoming Top Online Education Programs rankings to be published in early 2013. New this year is our first attempt to do a reputational survey for all online degree programs we are surveying: bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees in business, computer information technology, education, engineering, and nursing.
Schools that were ranked or too new to be ranked in the U.S. News 2012 Top Online Programs rankings received postcards last week soliciting their participation. The online reputation survey questionnaire asks respondents to rate the overall excellence of other schools' online degree programs on a 1-5 scale.
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Emory University Confirms Accuracy of Data Used in 2013 Best Colleges Rankings
Tweet Share on Facebook September 10, 2012 CommentEnsuring the accuracy of our data and rankings has always been a top priority for U.S. News.
In August 2012, Emory University publicly acknowledged that it had intentionally supplied incorrect ranking data, including average SAT scores, ACT scores, and high school class standing of incoming freshmen, to U.S. News and a number of other sources from 2000 through 2011. This reported data were reflected in the 2002-2012 editions of the U.S. News Best Colleges rankings.
