USNews College Rankings are focused on big name prestige and are usually the most quoted; but they're not necessarily the most valid or useful.
Washington Monthly College Rankings focus on the other side of the coin: social mobility, research prowess, and serving the public good.
Forbes publishes a well-known annual list of America's Top Colleges.
Rankings by stateuniversity.com are widely cited and well regarded.
The London Times provides yearly World University Rankings. See The Times Higher Education rankings here: U.S. Liberal Arts College Rankings.
In this day of quarter million dollar undergrad degrees, the USNews lists of Best Value Universities get lots of well-deserved attention.
Other lesser-known lists warrant consideration, also (see here and here).
In the hyper-competitive early 21st century higher-ed arena, getting in to college – and then getting out, successfully – is arguably more important than where one matriculates.
Ultimately, success for graduating high schoolers will depend mostly on the factors that have always mattered most: relationships, talent, and tons of hard work and persistence.
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