April 27, 2007

Report Calls for More Analysis as College Rankings Catch On Worldwide

By MARTIN VAN DER WERF

College rankings like those published by U.S. News & World Report are spreading across the world in response to demand, but they vary widely in what they try to measure and how they measure it, says a report from the Institute for Higher Education Policy.

The institute, a Washington-based research group, recommends more global cooperation among researchers and the publishers of rankings, and more research into how the rankings affect "quality improvement in higher

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