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Direct linkSweitzer, Kyle; Volkwein, J. Fredericks – Research in Higher Education, 2009
Using a conceptual model, this study examines the variables associated with the "U.S. News and World Report" peer assessment ratings of graduate and professional schools in business, education, engineering, law, and medicine. What are the correlates of prestige among the nation's leading graduate and professional schools, and are they consistent…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Reputation, Professional Education, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedLang, Dwight – Research in Higher Education, 1984
The relative and independent influence of students' undergraduate achievement, social class, sex, and race on rank of graduate school they attend is examined. Anlaysis of covariance techniques indicates that undergraduate achievement is the strongest predictor of rank of graduate institution attended. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Grade Point Average, Graduate Study
Peer reviewedKing, Suzanne; Wolfle, Lee M. – Research in Higher Education, 1987
A LISREL analysis demonstrates the value of regressing reputational ratings on three latent variables: size, faculty research productivity, and the quality of program graduates. The model was tested using National Research Council data for each of six disciplines: English, French, philosophy, geography, political science, and sociology.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Doctoral Programs, Educational Quality, Graduate Study
Peer reviewedSaunier, Margaret Ellen – Research in Higher Education, 1985
A statistical prediction of National Research Council graduate department ratings in six disciplines (from faculty size and characteristics, student body size and characteristics, physical facilities, funding, and program productivity) found at least one measure of faculty or student size to be a significant predictor in all disciplines, and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Departments, Educational Facilities, Educational Research
