Many college rankings exist, each based on a set of factors determined by publishers of the rankings. People considering colleges often use college rankings as a tool to aid them in their search. This project compares the methodology of rankings by organizing the factors of each into six categories. It was found that worldwide rankings have a much higher weighting on research than U.S.-only rankings. In addition a survey was conducted over different demographic groups. From the survey results an ideal ranking was constructed for different groups and compared to existing rankings. All demographic groups examined seek a better mix of categorized factors than any existing ranking provides.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Zhao, Yifan
• Wang, Xiaoyu

Subject

• Learning
• Culture

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050714-205154

Keyword

• Education, Higher
• Educational surveys--Design

Advisor

• Wills, Craig E.

Year

• 2014

Date created

• 2014-05-07

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-02-03