| How are Schools Selected? |
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Colleges and universities are nominated for participation in Colleges of Distinction by high school college counselors. The Colleges of Distinction methodology is a mix of qualitative and quantitative information. Our qualitative information is gleaned from college admission experts around the country. We interview staff and faculty at each accepted college. Feedback is gathered from administrators at other colleges and high school counselors across the country. We visit each of our colleges to get feel for student engagement and quality of teaching. We also use a range of quantitative data such as graduation rates, classroom size, and other key stats that speak to the Four Distinctions. We think it is more important to understand where the college is going and not where it has been, so we look for trends in the data instead of seeing a college as a static institution. |
