College
Graduation Rates for Four Year Schools
Notice anything about the following sentence? Graduation Rates Over Time: Private Research Institutions – Students – The Chronicle of Higher Education We compare here the graduation rates at four-year colleges for the six years ending in 2008 with the rates for the six years ending in 2003. This is showing the six year graduation rate [...]
But no guarantees about course availability
Possible 5-year limit to get UT bachelor’s degree | AP Texas News | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle A task force on Tuesday recommended requiring students at the University of Texas to complete their bachelor’s degrees in 10 semesters or five years So do you think that means that the university will start reporting it’s four [...]
So it’s not about reputation or prestige afterall
At Princeton University, Grumbling About Grade Deflation – NYTimes.com “There are tons of really great schools with really smart kids applying for the same jobs,” said Jacob Loewenstein, a junior from Lawrence, N.Y., who is majoring in German. “People intuitively take a G.P.A. to be a representation of your academic ability and act accordingly. The [...]
Numbers that matter: college graduation rates
Another ranking system. the College Grid After helping numerous students with their college applications, we noticed a lack of useful tools to help manage the school selection process. We decided to build a website with a “top-down” approach to researching colleges. Within a week, the College Grid was born. It is improvement over the Princeton [...]
Colleges with 4-1-4 schedules
For those interested in colleges with a January term or “J” term, here’s a list based on information reported to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). I’ll work on getting the table cleaned up and completed as I can. Name ST Total Undergrads Graduate Rate Web Albright College PA 2165 50.9% www.albright.edu Alma College [...]
Because bigger is better…
I recently stumbled across this blog from the Fiske Guide website. He has an interesting link to report by Rice justifying why it needs to increase in size by 30%. Fiske Guide Blog But as one undergrad quoted in the report explains, “I feel that we are too small and that increasing by 30 percent [...]
Honor Program Options
In general, I don’t think “starting off” at a community college to get a four year degree is a good idea for most people. This isn’t necessarily a criticism of the education quality at community colleges but rather a recognition that unless a student is especially focused and motivated, his or her chances for graduation [...]
Randolph-Macon College
Randolph-Macon College is a small liberal arts of less than 1,200 students just north of Richmond, Virginia. The college has two programs that I find appealing. It has a First-Year Experience that goes beyond freshman seminars. Undergraduate research appears to be prominent with it’s Schapiro Undergraduate Research Fellowship. And for those who ranking is important, [...]