College Ranking

For many years, various profit and non-profit organizations have undertaken statistical data and ranked colleges that would help prospective students in choosing the right college. Increasingly, the importance and the authenticity of these rankings have been a debated issue. Though many universities, including highly ranked ones, are beginning to question both the data and methods used by some ranking services, nevertheless these rankings still serve as a great comparison tool for the students and parents. Worth mentioning are those compiled by US News, Petersons and Princeton Review the following entities:

US News: Each year, US News and World Report collect information from colleges and universities throughout the country to provide side-by-side school comparisons. Some of these comparisons can be helpful for students when they are hunting for the particular benefits from the colleges they are considering. They have both online version and printed version of their findings. For more information about the US News rankings, see US News' America's Best Colleges

Petersons' Review: For years, Peterson's has partnered with the educational community to ensure that students have the objective and unbiased information they need to make a decision that will influence the rest of their lives. Visit their Book Store to order their book College Rankings Exposed. For more information about the Peterson’s' Rankings, and their methodology see Peterson’s College Rankings

Princeton's Review: Every year, starting 1992, Princeton Review publishes college rankings based on student ratings of their schools and reports of their experiences at them. They present ranking lists in multiple categories to help college applicants and their parents decide which of these great colleges is best for them, given their personal priorities and interests. They offer both online and printed version of their ranking. Their latest publication Best 357 Colleges can be ordered from Barnes & Nobles bookstore. For more information on Princeton Review's ranking visit College Rankings on the Princeton's Review.

Each aforementioned entity has a different way of collecting data, methodology, and analyzing the data in ranking the colleges. For more detailed description of the methodology and a complete list of the colleges that were ranked, visit their websites.

When searching for a college to attend, even though these rankings give some sort of insight, it is best to research each college in depth on various aspects. For a quick profile of an institution that includes the institutions' mailing address, important phone numbers, website address (Institutions' Home Page), calendar system, institution type, control of the institution, Carnegie classification, accreditation, degrees offered and programs conferred, Search our huge database of around 9500 Institutions organized by Name, Alphabet, State and Program of interest.

Following are the 100 best colleges to consider that are ordered by alphabet: