U.S. News Best Colleges 2009

The annual U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges list for 2009 is out. Schools are listed in many ways--national universities, liberal arts colleges, business schools, engineering schools, masters programs and by geographic locations--north, south, east and west. There are plenty of statistics to go through including acceptance rate and the composition of incoming freshmen. To access this list please click on the Title of this post. For an additional $14.95 you can get a year of the all access web service which is an invaluable tool for high school juniors and seniors seriously considering college.

US News Ultimate College Guide

An essential tool for any High School student considering college is the US News & World Report Ultimate College Guide 2009. This book will not be available until October 1, 2008, but it can be pre-ordered on Amazon.com. Any parent who is overwhelmed by the array of choices needs this publication as a beginning point of reference. There is also a companion web site also published by US News where you can search schools by setting your own criteria, ie. school size, location, sports, majors, expenses, scholarships, etc. For about $15 you can subscribe to their premium on line edition. Click on the link here: http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php