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The article explains the journal's Best Colleges presentation and ranking methodology in the U.S. The journal mentions the change in the category names and the ranking of more schools. It claims that in this methodology, the schools' graduation rate performance is heavily weighted. It indicates that the ranking is based on the formula which relies on quantitative measures of academic quality and the researched view on higher education issues.

The article discusses how the publication arrived at its rankings for the best universities and colleges in the U.S. Schools were divided among several categories including National Universities, National Liberal Arts Colleges, and Regional Universities, depending on the composition and focus of degrees awarded. Weighted scores were derived for up to 16 markers of academic quality for each school including student selectivity and undergraduate academic reputation. Results of a survey of over 1,700 high-school guidance counselors in the U.S. also factored into the ratings.

Introduces several articles containing tables ranking colleges and universities in the United States. Advice on how to use the tables, which were compiled by 'U.S. News & World Report'; Details of the ranking system, which used 16 measures of academic excellence; Characteristics such as academic reputation, faculty resources, and student selectivity.

Offers an explanation of how `U.S. News' determines it rankings of American colleges. The best way to use the rankings; How the integrity of data is ensured; Refusal of some colleges to provide data; How the magazine determines the various academic categories; Other issues.

The article looks at how the rankings presented in "America's Best Colleges" are compiled and calculated. Factors influencing a college's rating are based on academic quality. Schools are divided into four categories including liberal arts colleges and national universities. The author also notes that other factors may affect an applicant's choice of school, including campus life, sports, location, financial aid availability, and academic offerings.

The article looks at the "America's Best Colleges" rankings and examines the way in which the college rankings are calculated. Two lists are presented of the ranking of the nation's best national universities and liberal arts colleges, as determined by a survey of public high school guidance counselors. INSET: A NEW PERSPECTIVE.

Advises students on how to use the U.S. News & World Report rankings on colleges and universities to assist them in choosing a college. Consideration of how the rankings may help students learn about schools which are unfamiliar to them; Use of data on academic excellence, peer assessment, graduation and rate of retention, faculty resources, and student selectivity to determine the rankings.

Presents instructions for reading the "U.S. News & World Report" ranking of the best colleges in the United States as of September 2003.

Explains the methods that 'U.S. News & World Report' used to rank the best colleges and universities in the U.S. for 2002. Quantitative and qualitative measures, such as peer assessment among academics, graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, average alumni giving rate, graduation rate performance; Ranking of colleges against peers based on weighted scores.

The article lists the U.S.-based universities and colleges whose programs are commended by education experts, including Alverno College in Wisconsin, Appalachian State University in North Carolina, and Brown University in Rhode Island.

The article discusses the periodical's ranking methodology for higher education institutions in the U.S. to reflect changes in the U.S. education and reports how doing peer-reviewed social science research with high survey and data standards.

The article provides information on the mechanics and criteria for ranking the professional school programs in the U.S. in 2014 by the "U.S. News" periodical. Data used for the rankings are expert opinions about program excellence and statistics on the school's faculty, research and students. Information on how the periodical gathered the peer assessment data is presented.