America's Best Colleges
In 1983, U.S. News & World Report published its first "America's Best Colleges" report. It has been compiled and published annually since 1985 and are the most widely quoted of their kind in the U.S.
These rankings are based upon data which U.S. News & World Report collects from each educational institution, either from an annual survey sent to each school, or from the school's website. They are also based upon opinion surveys of university faculties and administrators who do not belong to the schools.
The popularity of U.S. News & World Report's college rankings is reflected in its 2007 release
- within 3 days of the rankings release, U.S. News website received 10 million page views compared to 500,000 average views in a typical month
- 80 percent of visitors access the ranking section of the website directly rather than navigating via the magazines home page
- the printed issue incorporating its college rankings sells 50% more than its normal issues at the newsstand
U.S. News also publishes comprehensive college guides in book form.
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