2019 US News College Rankings

The 2019 “US News & World Report” ranking is out. As our loyal readers know very well, many publications put out college rankings. College rankings sell magazines. But the kingpin of all the rankings is, without question, the “US News & World Report” college ranking. In parts of our world … 

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Wall Street Journal College Ranking

‘Tis the season for college rankings. “The Wall Street Journal” has in fact released a college ranking this week, one based on graduation rates, salaries, and debt repayment. So it’s certainly a very specific kind of ranking. As articulated in a piece by Melissa Korn for “The Wall Street Journal” … 

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Best Value College Ranking

“Kiplinger” has released a report on the “best value colleges” that we figured we’d share with the readers of our college admissions blog. As “Kiplinger” describes their rationale and methodology, the ten schools they’ve ranked “represent the top-scoring schools from our combined rankings which compare private universities, private liberal arts colleges … 

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College Ranking by Economic Prospects

There are lots of college rankings. The one with the most weight, of course, is the “US News & World Report” college ranking. But that doesn’t stop us from reporting on other college rankings. After all, we blog on the topic of college admissions every single day of the week … 

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An Interesting College Ranking

We came across an interesting college ranking. It’s the ranking of top party schools, as reported by “Business Insider.” It should be noted that the ranking, however, was conducted by…”Playboy Magazine.” Yes, you’ve read that correctly. While it should come as no surprise that certain universities near the top of … 

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Another College Ranking

Of all of the factors included in the “US News & World Report” college rankings, sexiness isn’t one of them. But thank heavens for “BuzzFeed” because they’ve got a ranking of the sexiest smart colleges. According to “BuzzFeed,” “Sexiness has been tragically ignored by most college ranking systems (we’re looking … 

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College Ranking

CNN’s Fareed Zakaria sat down with Malcolm Gladwell (author of “Blink,” “The Tipping Point,” “Outliers,” and “What The Dog Saw”) to discuss the “US News & World Report” college ranking system. In the discussion, Malcolm Gladwell points out that the college ranking system is completely absurd. At Ivy Coach, we … 

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