Welcome to the Washington Monthly College Guide and Rankings. Unlike U.S. News and World Report and
similar guides, this one asks not what colleges can do for you, but what colleges are doing for the country.
Are they educating low-income students, or just catering to the affluent? Are they improving the quality of
their teaching, or ducking accountability for it? Are they trying to become more productive—and if so, why is
average tuition rising faster than health care costs? Every year we lavish billions of tax dollars and other
public benefits on institutions of higher learning. This guide asks: Are we getting the most for our money?
similar guides, this one asks not what colleges can do for you, but what colleges are doing for the country.
Are they educating low-income students, or just catering to the affluent? Are they improving the quality of
their teaching, or ducking accountability for it? Are they trying to become more productive—and if so, why is
average tuition rising faster than health care costs? Every year we lavish billions of tax dollars and other
public benefits on institutions of higher learning. This guide asks: Are we getting the most for our money?
2016 College Rankings
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National University Rankings
NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES OVERALL SCORE: Overall score represents the combined score of our three
metrics—social mobility, research, and service—where the highest is 100 and the lowest is 0. Each...
Liberal Arts College Rankings
LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES OVERALL SCORE: Overall score represents the combined score of our three
metrics—social mobility, research, and service—where the highest is 100 and the lowest is 0. Each...
Top 100 Master's Universities
Top 100 Master’S Universities OVERALL SCORE: Overall score represents the combined score of our
three metrics—social mobility, research, and service—where the highest is scaled to 100 and the...
Top 100 Baccalaureate Colleges
TOP 100 BACCALAUREATE...
America’s Best Bang for the Buck Colleges 2016
Our exclusive list of schools that help non-wealthy students attain marketable degrees at affordable prices.
America’s Best Colleges for Adult Learners
Nearly half of all college students are twenty-five or older. Yet no publication has ranked the top schools for
them. Until now.
National University Rankings
NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES OVERALL SCORE: Overall score represents the combined score of our three
metrics—social mobility, research, and service—where the highest is 100 and the lowest is 0. Each...
Liberal Arts College Rankings
LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES OVERALL SCORE: Overall score represents the combined score of our three
metrics—social mobility, research, and service—where the highest is 100 and the lowest is 0. Each...
Top 100 Master's Universities
Top 100 Master’S Universities OVERALL SCORE: Overall score represents the combined score of our
three metrics—social mobility, research, and service—where the highest is scaled to 100 and the...
Top 100 Baccalaureate Colleges
TOP 100 BACCALAUREATE...
America’s Best Bang for the Buck Colleges 2016
Our exclusive list of schools that help non-wealthy students attain marketable degrees at affordable prices.
America’s Best Colleges for Adult Learners
Nearly half of all college students are twenty-five or older. Yet no publication has ranked the top schools for
them. Until now.
