College Guides and Rankings
Books | About Rankings | College Rankings | Software Resources
Books
Search our catalog online at http://www.vsac.org/LibrarySearch. 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, 2009 (2008) |
Call # 378.73 Barron |
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College Board College Handbook, 2010 (2009) |
Call # 378.73 CEEB |
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Directory of Canadian Universities (2008) |
Call # 378.73 AUCC |
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Peterson’s 4-Year Colleges, 2010 (2009) |
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 (2009) |
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 (2008) |
Call # 378.73 Barron |
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Choosing the Right College 2010-11: The Whole Truth About America’s Top Schools (2009) |
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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Insider’s Guide to the Colleges, 2010 (2009) |
Call # 378.73 Yale |
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Peterson’s College Guide for Visual Arts Majors, 2009 (2008) |
Call # 378.73 Peterson |
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Princeton Review America’s Best Value Colleges (2007) |
Call # 378.73 PRP |
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Schools That Rock: The Rolling Stone College Guide (2005) |
Call # 378.73 Eliscu |
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Students’ Guide to Colleges: The Definitive Guide to America’s Top 100 Schools (2005) |
Call # 378.73 Goldman |
Guides That Rank Colleges
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College Rankings Exposed (2003) |
Call # 378.73 Boyer |
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Fiske Guide to Colleges, 2010 (2010) |
Call # 378.73 Fiske |
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Princeton Review the Best 371 Colleges (2009) |
Call # 378.73 PR |
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Rugg’s Recommendations on the Colleges (2010) |
Call # 378.73 Rugg |
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U.S. News & World Report America’s Best Colleges (2010) |
Call # 378.73 US News |
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About Rankings
College Confidential lists the pros and cons of rankings and evaluates the ranking techniques used by the most commonly published ranking guides — www.collegeconfidential.com/college_rankings
University of Illinois's “Caution and Controversy" on college rankings includes a bibliography of cautionary notes about the precarious nature of rankings — www.library.illinois.edu/edx/rankings/rankoversy.html
National Association for College Admissions Counseling offers an article called “College Rankings: Helpful or Hurtful?" — www.nacacnet.org/PublicationsResources/steps/Articles/Pages/rankings.aspx
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College Rankings Online
University of Illinois offers links to several different college and university rankings sites — www.library.illinois.edu/edx/rankings/rankgen.html
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
Washington Monthly ranks colleges differently—by looking at what colleges and their students do for our country — www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/toc_2009.php
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/html/students_parents.cfm
U.S. News & World Report posts its rankings on the Web — http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges
Princeton Review offers its “Best Colleges" rankings online — www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings.aspx
What Will They Learn looks at whether colleges require students to take a core curriculum that will ensure students “gain the knowledge and skills they need to compete in the global marketplace, lead our nation thoughtfully, and be lifelong learners" — www.whatwilltheylearn.com
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Software Resources
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)
- 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: June 2010
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.
