Avery et al. pioneered the use of choice modelling to rank colleges.

New College was ranked eighty-sixth out of all public and private liberal arts colleges, up two places since 2006.

Other sources rank colleges according to various measures, sell guidebooks, and use their rankings as an entry into college admissions consulting services.

At least it's better than trying to rank colleges.

Trinity has consistently been ranked among the top liberal arts colleges in the United States.

But it does not rank colleges, he said.

The school is consistently ranked as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country and well known for its core humanities program.

Various groups rank colleges and universities worldwide.

Most students exceed these academic requirements, and go on to a diverse selection of nationally ranked universities and colleges.

For instance, the Wall Street Journal has ranked colleges according to the opinions of corporate recruiters.