Sentence examples for rate colleges from inspiring English sources

Connell: The U.S. Department of Education is preparing to rate colleges not only on graduation rates but also on how much graduates earn.

To the Editor: In response to President Obama's plan to rate colleges based on how much money their graduates earn rather than on how much they contribute to society, I can't help but ask: What would Socrates say?

Traditional college students are now the minority, while more than half of all postsecondary students are independent adults, juggling some combination of family, jobs and school ("To Raise Graduation Rate, Colleges Are Urged to Help a Changing Student Body," news article, Jan . 24.

President Obama's plan to rate colleges based partly on how well they are serving low-income students would return some needed balance to federal policy, placing at least some of the responsibility with the faculty and advisers who have more appropriate tools — and presumably the expertise — to guide students toward success.

When President Obama last month announced proposals to make college more affordable, many critics focused on his plan to rate colleges based on measures like tuition, graduation rates, and the debt and earnings of graduates, and eventually to link financial aid to those ratings.

A draft of the proposal, obtained by The New York Times and likely to cause some consternation among colleges, shows a plan to rate colleges before the 2015 school year based on measures like tuition, graduation rates, debt and earnings of graduates, and the percentage of lower-income students who attend.

The lucky ones among the rest will get something in second-rate colleges.

No matter which institution they are attending, would-be transfers may be pleasantly surprised to discover how many first-rate colleges and universities are eager to take them in.

In a way that makes sense to them, even if it does not make sense to philosophers, Americans who support repeal of the estate tax, like Americans who deprive themselves of vacations in order to send their children to first-rate colleges, are expressing a generous urge.

— For decades, magazines have rated colleges to help families navigate the higher education market.

Ms. Shapiro said that while she was happy to see information about colleges made available to the public by U.S. News, she disagreed with the idea of rating colleges.