The series of College Viability apps can help too. Public and private college versions for enrollment tracking, graduation rates, finances - along with the Program Completion App that compares the completion numbers for about 3,000 colleges.
Excellent post Seth! I also use the Fiske Guide, and increasingly Colleges Worth Your Money because it describes pricing and the number of students who have internships. For people in the biz and for families, it's also helpful to use various resources to understand how much non-need based financial aid an institution gives (merit aid!) and their yield rate (percent of accepted students who enroll). Such as Jeff Selingo's "Buyers and Sellers List." Also the federal government's College Scorecard.
The series of College Viability apps can help too. Public and private college versions for enrollment tracking, graduation rates, finances - along with the Program Completion App that compares the completion numbers for about 3,000 colleges.
Excellent post Seth! I also use the Fiske Guide, and increasingly Colleges Worth Your Money because it describes pricing and the number of students who have internships. For people in the biz and for families, it's also helpful to use various resources to understand how much non-need based financial aid an institution gives (merit aid!) and their yield rate (percent of accepted students who enroll). Such as Jeff Selingo's "Buyers and Sellers List." Also the federal government's College Scorecard.