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ERIC Number: EJ546158
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
Stanford U. Creates an Alternative to "U.S. News" College Guide.
Geraghty, Mary; Guernsey, Lisa
Chronicle of Higher Education, v43 n34 pA44 May 2 1997
In response to the controversial college rankings published in national magazines, Stanford University (California) has posted some of the statistics used in the "U.S. News and World Report" on its World Wide Web site. It encourages other institutions to do the same to make the information readily available without the perceived distortion of the published articles. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Choice, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Information Dissemination, Institutional Characteristics, Rating Scales, Reputation, World Wide Web
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Institutional Image; Stanford University CA; U S News and World Report