Monday, May 12, 2008

Education

USN Current Issue

USNews.com: America's Best Colleges 2008

About the Rankings

Free or Premium Online Edition?

Why Buy the 2008 Premium Online Edition of America's Best Colleges?

Learn more about the print edition.

Here's a breakdown of what you get for free on USNews.com and what's available for $14.95 in our Premium Online Edition.
Premium = Premium online content available


FREE ON USNEWS.COM

Rankings

Names of all ranked schools in all tiers of all categories

Names of the top 3 schools with the best undergraduate business and engineering programs

Names of all ranked Best Values schools

Names of unranked specialty schools (arts, business, engineering, service academies)

Names of the top 3 schools whose students have the least (and most) debt

Names of the top 3 public schools in each category

Names of the top 3 schools with the most international students, lowest acceptance rate, highest graduation rate, and highest proportion of classes with fewer than 20 students

Lists of schools with the best academic programs (e.g., study abroad, senior capstone, internships, etc.)

Ranking methodology

National Survey of Student Engagement results

Web-exclusive rankings

PREMIUM ONLINE EDITION
All free offerings, plus the following:

Rankings

PremiumComplete data for schools ranked in all tiers of all categories

PremiumComplete rankings lists for the best undergraduate business and engineering programs

PremiumComplete data for all Best Values schools

PremiumComplete data for all unranked specialty schools

PremiumComplete rankings lists for student indebtedness

PremiumComplete rankings lists for top public schools in all categories

PremiumComplete rankings lists for schools with the most international students, lowest acceptance rate, highest graduation rate, and highest proportion of classes with fewer than 20 students

PremiumPersonalization: Sort schools by criteria important to you, such as graduation rate, average test scores, acceptance rates, and more

horizontal rule horizontal rule
Directory
Contact information and 5 pages of information for every institution in our directory of over 1,800 colleges and universities
Directory
Premium14 pages of information for each school, including admissions statistics, financial aid information, student body demographics, and more
horizontal rule horizontal rule
Tools
College search lets you narrow down a list of schools based on your own criteria

College discussion forum with expert advisers

First Stop: College (E-mail newsletter)

...and more free tools

Tools

PremiumMy Schools customization: Save your search results

...and more premium tools

horizontal rule horizontal rule

Buy now and gain immediate access to:
  • All 2008 Rankings
  • Directory information on 1,900+
    schools and universities
  • New interactive tools
  • Customized search results
  • Application Organizer
  • And much more!

Already have the Premium Online Edition? Login Here

advertisement

From Simpletuition

FIND STUDENT LOANS

Compare dozens of federal and private student loans.

$


U.S. News & World Report student loan comparison by:
EZ Finder
Already have a school in mind?

Type in a full school name and get an instant school profile.



Honor Rolls
What schools offer the best value? Which have the highest graduation rates?
Student Center
Visit the student center to compare schools, read hot tips on how to get in, and much more.
College Talk
Got questions? We've got answers. Connect with other students and parents or get advice from our experts here.

advertisement

Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy.