College Guides and Rankings
Books | Web Links | Software Resources
Books
Search our catalog online at http://follettweb.vsac.org:9000/webopac/main?siteid=1. Patrons may borrow books either by coming to the Resource Center in downtown Winooski, or by making an interlibrary loan request through their local school or public library.
Comprehensive College Guides
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Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges, 2007 (2006) |
Call # 378.73 Barrons |
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College Board College Handbook, 2008 (2007) |
Call # 378.73 CEEB |
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Directory of Canadian Universities (2007) |
Call # 378.73 AUCC |
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New England Colleges, 2006 (2005) |
Call # 378.73 CP |
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Peterson’s 4-Year Colleges, 2008 (2007) |
Call # 378.73 Peterson |
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Peterson’s 2-Year Colleges, 2008 (2007) |
Call # 378.73 Peterson |
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Peterson’s College and University Almanac, 2008 (2007) |
Call # REF 378.73 Peterson |
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Princeton Review Complete Book of Colleges, 2008 (2007) |
Call # 378.73 PR |
Other College Guides
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The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students (2006) |
Call # 378.73 Windmeyer |
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Barron’s Guide to the Most Competitive Colleges (2007) |
Call # 378.73 Barrons |
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Choosing the Right College 2008-9: The Whole Truth About America’s Top Schools (2007) |
Call # 378.73 ISI |
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Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities or AD/HD (2007) |
Call # 378.73 Peterson |
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Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That will Change the Way You Think About Colleges (2006) |
Call # 378.73 Pope |
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Colleges With a Conscience: 81 Great Schools With Outstanding Community Involvement (2005) |
Call # 378.73 PR |
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Cool Colleges for the Hyper-Intelligent, Self-Directed, Late Blooming and Just Plain Different (2007) |
Call # 378.73 Asher |
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Great Colleges for the Real World: Get In, Get Out, Get a Job (2002) |
Call # 378.73 Viollt |
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Harvard Schmarvard: Getting Beyond the Ivy League to the College That is Best for You (2003) |
Call # 378.1 Matthews |
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Insider’s Guide to the Colleges, 2008 (2008) |
Call # 378.73 Yale |
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The K&W Guide to Colleges for Students With Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit Disorder (2005) |
Call # 371.90474 Kravet |
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Looking Beyond the Ivy League: Finding the College That’s Right for You (2007) |
Call # 378.73 Pope |
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Making a Difference College & Graduate Guide (2007) |
Call # 378.73 Weinstein |
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Peterson’s Competitive Colleges, 2006 (2005) |
Call # 378.73 Peterson |
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Peterson’s Professional Degree Programs in the Visual & Performing Arts (2007) |
Call # REF 378.73 Peterson |
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Peterson’s Smart Choices: Honors Programs and Colleges (2005) |
Call # 371.39 Digby |
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Princeton Review America’s Best Value Colleges (2007) |
Call # 378.73 PRP |
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School’s That Rock: The Rolling Stone College Guide (2005) |
Call # 378.73 Eliscu |
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Students’ Guide to Canadian Universities (2000) |
Call # 378.73 Ibarra |
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Students’ Guide to Colleges: The Definitive Guide to America’s Top 100 Schools (2005) |
Call # 378.73 Goldman |
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Untangling the Ivy League, 2006 (2005) |
Call # 378.73 Zawel |
Guides That Rank Colleges
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College Rankings Exposed (2003) |
Call # 378.73 Boyer |
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Fiske Guide to Colleges, 2008 (2008) |
Call # 378.73 Fiske |
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Princeton Review the Best 366 Colleges (2007) |
Call # 378.73 Franek |
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Rugg’s Recommendations on the Colleges (2007) |
Call # 378.73 Rugg |
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U.S. News & World Report America’s Best Colleges (2007) |
Call # 378.73 US News |
Web links
About Rankings
- The pros and cons of rankings from College Confidential, a site which evaluates the ranking techniques used by the most commonly published ranking guides — www.collegeconfidential.com/college_rankings/index.htm
- "Caution and Controversy" on college rankings from the University of Illinois, including a bibliography of cautionary notes about the precarious nature of rankings — www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankoversy.htm
- National Association for College Admissions Counseling Web site offers an article called “College Rankings: Helpful or Hurtful?” — www.nacacnet.org/MemberPortal/News/StepsNewsletter/college_rankings.htm
College Rankings Online
- The University of Illinois offers links to several different college and university rankings sites — www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankgen.htm
- Fair Test.org lists schools that do not use SAT or ACT scores for admitting substantial numbers of students into their BA programs — www.fairtest.org/university/optional
- The editors of The Washington Monthly rank colleges differently—by looking at what colleges and their students do for our country — www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2007/0709.collegeguide.html
- The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) College Student Report gathers information about students’ college experience, including their views about the quality of their education and how they spend their time, directly from the students via a survey. Colleges who select to be part of this survey choose whether or not to make their results public — http://nsse.iub.edu/index.cfm
- The U.S. News & World Report posts its 2008 rankings on the Web — http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php
- The Princeton Review offers its “Best 366 College” rankings online — www.princetonreview.com/college/research/rankings/rankings.asp
Software Resources
VT Guidance Central
VT Guidance Central is a web-based, personalized, self-guided program that provides comprehensive career, college, and education planning tools
You can use VT Guidance Central as a tool to:
- explore career possibilities
- plan the training you need for specific careers
- search for colleges/universities that fit your desired criteria (e.g., location, size, programs/majors, activities, costs)
- prepare for the SAT and ACT
- learn about financial aid options
- and much more!
Visit the VSAC Resource Center in Winooski to utilize other assessment, career, and education planning software tools.
Updated: March 2008
Compiled by: VSAC Resource Center, 10 East Allen Street, PO Box 2000, Winooski, VT 05404
Call: 800-642-3177 toll-free or Burlington area 802-655-9602 • Fax: 802-654-3765 • E-mail: info@vsac.org
The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. was established by the Vermont General Assembly in 1965 to help Vermonters obtain the information and financial resources they need to pursue their education goals beyond high school.
