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The World's Best Universities (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 11.08.2009 | Business

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This week, the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) published its 2009 list of the best 500 universities. The annual ranking, which is in its...

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Washington Monthly's Annual College Rankings Released

Washington Monthly | Steve Benen | Posted 10.18.2009 | Home

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Today the Washington Monthly releases its annual College Rankings. It's our alternative to U.S. News & World Report's rankings, which we find objectio...

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America's Greenest Colleges: Did Your School Make the Grade?

Avital Binshtock | Posted 09.20.2009 | Green

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Avital Binshtock

While the good folks at U.S. News and World Report ascribe certain measurements of prestige to their college rankings, we rated schools based on what matters most to us.

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Alternate College Rankings

Tasha Gordon-Solmon | Posted 08.01.2009 | Comedy

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Tasha Gordon-Solmon

Fretting about college? Here are three schools that offer world-class educations, but have significantly decreased in popularity in the last decade.

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The Truth About College Rankings: Who is Really #1?

Kat Cohen | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

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Kat Cohen

There is no real "top 50 colleges": this zero-sum game of rankings renders meaningless. Students must examine a college's philosophy, environment, and academic offerings themselves.

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