College/University Information
General
GENERAL (Guides, Financial Aid, Scholarships, and More)
Undergraduate and Graduate
- College Blue Book (PSU users only)
- Colleges and Universities on the Web
- College Board
- CollegeBound Network
- CollegeInSight
- College Navigator (from NCES.gov, formerly COOL)
- College Prowler (written by students)
- College Scholarships.com
- CollegeView
- Fastweb
- Petersons.com
- Referencedesk.org
- Web U.S. Higher Education (prepared by U. Texas)
- Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
- Campus Tours
- Colleges, College Scholarships, and Online Degrees
- Web U.S. Higher Education (Sponsored by UT Austin)
Graduate Specific
- CONSUS Rankings
- Community of Science
- Illinois Researcher Information Service (IRIS)
- Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN)
- PhDs.org
- UCLA GRAPES Database
- USNEI Dept. of Education
- GradView
- U.S. News and World Report Graduate School Guide
Also, see directories for specific disciplines in the CAT with the search string:
<<YOUR SUBJECT>> Study and teaching (Graduate) - United States - Directorie
Ratings and Rankings
First, please read about the Common Data Set Initiative, a collaborative effort between publishers and the educational community to improve the quality and accuracy of information provided to all involved in a student's transition into higher education.
U.S.
- America’s Best Colleges (US News and World Report)
- Best Undergraduate B-Schools (Business Week)
- College Prowler
- PhDs.org
- Educational Rankings Annual
- StudentsReview.com: Graduate School
- Top American Research Universities (Center for Measuring the Performance of American Universities, ASU)
- Washington Monthly College Rankings (Washington Monthly)
- What Will They Learn?
- U.S. News and World Report Graduate School Rankings (U.S. News Methodology)
International
- Top 100 Global Universities (Newsweek)
- UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings (The UT Dallas School of Management)
- Academic Rankings of World Universities (Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
- German University Rankings
- Education Guardian.co.uk University Guide
By Program
- NRC Ranking of U.S. Psychology Ph.D. Programs (Social Psychology Network)
- Social Psychology Network: NRC Ranking of U.S. Psychology Ph.D. Programs
- Graduate Programs in Philosophy
Also see the rankings guide prepared by U. Illinois UIUC
http://www.library.illinois.edu/edx/rankings/index.html
Online
Online Degrees/Distance Learning Programs
Internships
Study Abroad
- American Councils
- Amerispan Study Abroad
- Global Study Abroad
- GoAbroad.com (Teaching and Jobs also)
- Grad Schools International
- IIE Fulbright
- IIE Passport
- StudyAbroad
- Study Abroad Links
- Transitions Abroad (work/study/ live/ volunteer)
- U.S. Dept of Education
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