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resources are available in Pius Library. Two sources are Educational
Rankings Annual [Ref. LB 2331.63 .E34] located at the Reference Desk
& the Gourman Report [Ref. LB 2331.63 .G67]. For other
titles and further information search the Saint Louis Universtiy Libraries Catalog by Subject for Universities and Colleges, then
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America's Best
Colleges
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/cohome.htm
Ranks undergraduate colleges and universities by Carnegie Classification
nationally, by region (North, South, East, West), by best value, and by
specific programs. Provides information about criteria used to rank
these institutions.
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America's
Best Graduate Schools
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/rankindex_brief.php
Ranks graduate schools of business, law, engineering, medicine, education,
and more in the United States.
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B-Schools
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/
All about business schools, including rankings and profiles.
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Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/index.asp
Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1905 to "to do all things necessary
to encourage, uphold and dignify the profession of teaching."
Also maintains and revises the Carnegie
Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
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College
& University Rankings
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings.htm
From the Education and Social Sciences Library at the University of Illinois,
this site has sections on the caution & controversy of rankings, general
/undergraduate school rankings, graduate / research programs rankings,
business school rankings, law school rankings, and non-US school rankings
in addition to a list of print sources and a bibliography.
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Princeton
Review: Best 361 College Rankings
http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/rankings/rankings.asp
The students themselves rate and rank their colleges and universities
in the areas of Academics, Administrative Red Tape, Demographics, Parties,
Dominate Political Parties, Quality of Life. Extracurricular Activities,
and the Social Scene.
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Top
American Research Universities
http://thecenter.ufl.edu/
Yearly rankings are clearly described using nine quality indicators: total
research and development expenditures, federally sponsored research and
development expenditures, number of members of the National Academies
among an institution's faculty, number of significant faculty awards earned,
doctorates awarded, postdoctoral appointments, SAT scores, size of endowments,
and annual giving.
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Last updated August 9, 2006.
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