The 2012 College Rankings
By the Editors – Washington Monthly – August 2012
Welcome to the Washington Monthly College Guide and Rankings. Unlike U.S. News and World Report and similar guides, this one asks not what colleges can do for you, but what colleges are doing for the country. Are they educating low-income students, or just catering to the affluent?
Are they improving the quality of their teaching, or ducking accountability for it? Are they trying to become more productive—and if so, why is average tuition rising faster than health care costs? Every year we lavish billions of tax dollars and other public benefits on institutions of higher learning. This guide asks: Are we getting the most for our money?
National University Rankings
Liberal Arts College Rankings
Master’s University Rankings
Baccalaureate College Rankings
A Note on Methodology
(Check out the rest of the issue here.)
the Editors
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