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Publication Date: 2009-Dec
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Religious Penalty in the U.S. News & World Report College Rankings
Baumann, Robert W.; Chu, David K. W.; Anderton, Charles H.
Education Economics, v17 n4 p491-504 Dec 2009
Since its debut in 1983, the "U.S. News & World Report College Guide" has become the premier "consumer report" of higher education. We find that peer assessment, which is the largest component of the "U.S. News & World Report" ranking function, contains a penalty for religiously affiliated schools that is independent of the other "U.S. News & World Report" variables and several proxies for quality. Possible explanations of the religious penalty include taste-based discrimination, perceived differences in the quality of the curriculum, and strategic voting by college administrators. (Contains 5 tables and 10 notes.)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Demand, Consumer Education, Periodicals, Achievement Rating, Institutional Characteristics, Reputation, Economics, College Environment, College Administration, Administrator Attitudes, Negative Attitudes, Peer Evaluation, Measurement Techniques, Voting, Church Related Colleges, Religious Factors, Context Effect
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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