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US News Best Colleges 2010

US News Best Colleges 2010

Harvard and Princeton share the top of US News & World Report's 2010 list of national universities, while Williams ranks the highest among liberal arts colleges. View the full best colleges report... America's Best Colleges * Baccalaureate Colleges * Business programs * Engineering programs * Master's Universities * National [...]

States Ranked by Top Colleges

States Ranked by Top Colleges

The Global Language Monitor ranked the top U.S. colleges and universities according their appearance in global print and electronic media for a 2009 report. States were ranked by the number of the top 225 colleges and universities located in each state. See the list of Top Colleges and Universities as ranked by state... The Top Ten States, with [...]

Business Schools with the Best Career Prospects

Business Schools with the Best Career Prospects

Students who pursue an MBA enjoy a major return on their investment. To determine the schools on this list, The Princeton Reivew looked at institutional data concerning job placement and average starting salary of students after graduation. According to The Princeton Review’s annual survey of 18,000 business school students at the nation’s [...]

Best 361 College Rankings

Best 361 College Rankings

The Princeton review's annual college rankings based on survey of 115,000 students is now out in "Best 361 Colleges - 2007 Edition". The book's full ranking lists are also posted on PrincetonReview.com... * #1 School for Undergraduate Academics -- Univ. of Chicago (Chicago, IL) * Best Professors -- Middlebury College (Middlebury VT) * Most [...]

America’s Top 25 Smartest Cities

America’s Top 25 Smartest Cities

Education rankings were released this month by the U.S. Census Bureau. CNNMoney.com took a look at American cities with the highest concentration of college degrees. If you equate education with intelligence, then the smartest city in the United States is Seattle - 52.7% of its residents age 25 or older have completed a bachelor's degree or [...]

America’s Best Colleges 2007

America’s Best Colleges 2007

U.S.News & World Report today announced the publication of its 2007 America's Best Colleges guide. America's Best Colleges is a comprehensive guide to colleges and college admissions -- detailing and ranking more than 1,400 accredited four-year schools across the country. View the survey results... Best National Universities 1. Princeton [...]

The Best Public High Schools in America

The Best Public High Schools in America

NEWSWEEK unveiled the top schools across the country and suggested what others can do to make the grade. Public schools are ranked according to a ratio that is the number of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate tests taken by all students at a school in 2004 divided by the number of graduating seniors.

Merriam-Webster’s Words of the Year

Merriam-Webster’s Words of the Year

Merriam-Webster Online has created a window into our national preoccupations by releasing the Top 10 most-looked-up words of 2005.

100 Greatest Mathematics Theorems

100 Greatest Mathematics Theorems

At a mathematics conference in July, 1999, Paul and Jack Abad presented their list of "The Hundred Greatest Theorems." Their ranking is based on the following criteria: "the place the theorem holds in the literature, the quality of the proof, and the unexpectedness of the result."

Best 100 Communities for Music Education

Best 100 Communities for Music Education

The American Music Conference named the "Best 100 Communities for Music Education in America". The 2006 roster includes school districts from 31 states whose commitment to quality music education has enabled them to stand out despite the many pressures on music and arts programs across the country.

Merriam-Webster’s Words of the Year 2005

Merriam-Webster’s Words of the Year 2005

Based on online lookups, the #1 Word of the Year for 2005 was "integrity." Check out the rest of the top definitions for 2005, as well as previous words of the year...

Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2006

Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2006

Whether you are looking for a full-time MBA or a two-week course to improve your management skills, the Financial Times rankings list the best management programs available. The tables are available in interactive and PDF formats.

America’s Best Colleges 2006

America’s Best Colleges 2006

The U.S. News & World Report annual ranking of America's best colleges and universities. Check out the extended rankings, school profiles, top 100 honor rolls, interactive tools, application tips, and more. (more...)

The Top US and International MBA Programs

The Top US and International MBA Programs

BusinessWeek's biennial Executive MBA rankings grade 25 programs worldwide. The 2005 rankings are based on surveys of more than 3,400 graduates of 64 EMBA programs, as well as a poll of 61 EMBA directors.

10 Things Every Student Loan Borrower Needs to Know

10 Things Every Student Loan Borrower Needs to Know

Bankrate has answers to the 10 most-common questions about student loans.