Abstract
College rankings have become a ubiquitous part of American higher education. As the popularity of rankings has increased, so have the number of research studies attempting to better understand the impact rankings have on college/university admissions outcomes. In the past, these studies have focused almost exclusively on elite national universities and liberal arts colleges. This study broadens research in this area by examining how the introduction of U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Black Colleges” section influenced undergraduate admissions among historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The findings suggest that college rankings have little correlation with admissions outcomes at HBCUs.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-2016
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1086/684550
Repository Citation
Jones, Willis A., "Do College Rankings Matter? Examining the Influence of “America’s Best Black Colleges” on HBCU Undergraduate Admissions" (2016). Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation Faculty Publications. 5.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/epe_facpub/5
Notes/Citation Information
Published in American Journal of Education, v. 122, no. 2, p. 247-265.
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