Robert Morse

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2025 Best Online Programs Rankings Coming in January | Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings | U.S. News

Five states plus the District of Columbia get new rankings for the first time in three years due to sufficient data availability.

Here's some background on reasons you see position changes in the 2025 Best Colleges rankings.

Here is a breakdown of what goes into the annual rankings.

Prospective students can use the new edition to begin their college search.

On Tuesday, June 25, U.S. News will release the 2024-2025 Best Global Universities rankings, which focus on academic research and reputation. This ranking allows students to see how universities stack up against the global competition. Students can use these rankings to compare universities – including U.S. colleges – globally, regionally and within their own country, as well as by field of study.The overall Best Global Universities ranking will encompass 2,250 top universities, up from 2,000 la…

As we continue to evolve our rankings to produce the best available data in a clear, easy-to-understand format for students considering applying to medical school, we are pleased to announce the upcoming publication of the 2024 Best Medical Schools. There will be specialty rankings based on data from the American Academy of Family Physicians on practicing in primary care fields, comparing schools on their student diversity, and producing graduates who practice in rural and medically underserved…

On June 18, 2024, U.S. News will publish its 2024 Best Engineering Schools rankings, including an overall ranking of nearly 200 doctorate-granting schools of engineering. Rankings across 13 specialties, such as chemical engineering and mechanical engineering, will also be published.In line with last year’s revamped methodology, half of each school’s rank is based on research activity, while the remaining combined factors comprise the other half. U.S. News favors this approach because research pr…

On April 23, U.S. News will publish the 2024 Best High Schools rankings, which will include searchable profiles on nearly 25,000 public high schools.Among them, close to 18,000 eligible schools will be ranked using six indicators. The highest-ranked will be those with students that demonstrated outstanding outcomes above expectations on state assessments, participated in and passed a diverse array of college-level exams, and graduated in high proportions.The six measures and the weights that det…