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The Top American Research Universities. An Occasional Paper from the Lombardi Program on Measuring University Performance.

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Lombardi, John V.; Craig, Diane D.; Capaldi, Elizabeth D.; Gater, Denise S. – 2000

This paper offers an alternative ranking of top American research universities, criticizing the methodology used by US News & World Report and its commercialization. It begins by questioning two "givens"--the American pursuit of the "best" and the rankings "game" of trying to define the best colleges and…

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Finance, Evaluation Criteria