Bucknell University recently admitted it inflated the test scores it reported for U.S. News and World Report’s college rankings, becoming the latest in a handful of colleges that have admitted to falsifying data.
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The U.S. News and World Report college rankings provide some useful information, but for a more holistic assessment of colleges, check out the National Survey of Student Engagement.
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Many students examine college rankings when doing college research. But just how reliable are those rankings, and what factors are used to determine them?
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The 2012 rankings have arrived from U.S. News and World Report
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Should you consider college rankings, such as those recently published by The Princeton Review?
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High school counselors and admissions officers have a chance to “rank” US News.
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