Title: College Rankings Look at Many Factors

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/699/school_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='College Rankings Look at Many Factors' data-article-id='1086'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6458'>Students in the United States usually start their college search by looking at rankings.</span> <span data-start-time='6458' data-end-time='8667'>Which are best academically? </span> <span data-start-time='8667' data-end-time='12208'>Which has the most affordable tuition?</span> <span data-start-time='12208' data-end-time='15583'>It can be a difficult decision. </span> <span data-start-time='15583' data-end-time='21146'>The U.S. has many public, private and even online schools.</span> <span data-start-time='21146' data-end-time='27958'>Students can choose from two-year colleges, four-year colleges and trade schools. </span> <span data-start-time='27958' data-end-time='40667'>There are over 1,700 two-year colleges, 2,900 four-year colleges and 4,700 schools giving degrees.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='40667' data-end-time='46000'>Choosing the right college is very important to students and their families. </span> <span data-start-time='46000' data-end-time='51917'>They look to rankings, or lists of schools, to make that choice. </span> <span data-start-time='51917' data-end-time='55646'>But rankings are not as simple as they seem.</span> <span data-start-time='55646' data-end-time='66396'>US News and World Report uses information from more than 1,000 schools to create a list of the top universities. </span> <span data-start-time='66396' data-end-time='73792'>The Princeton Review and Forbes are also well-known lists that rank schools.</span> <span data-start-time='73792' data-end-time='78792'>U.S. News and World Report measures selectivity. </span> <span data-start-time='78792' data-end-time='85896'>Selectivity means that the school accepts a small percent of applicants. </span> <span data-start-time='85896' data-end-time='89917'>Schools can pick and choose from their applicants.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div 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Students in the United States usually start their college search by looking at rankings. Which are best academically? Which has the most affordable tuition? It can be a difficult decision. The U.S. has many public, private and even online schools. Students can choose from two-year colleges, four-year colleges and trade schools. There are over 1,700 two-year colleges, 2,900 four-year colleges and 4,700 schools giving degrees.

Choosing the right college is very important to students and their families. They look to rankings, or lists of schools, to make that choice. But rankings are not as simple as they seem. US News and World Report uses information from more than 1,000 schools to create a list of the top universities. The Princeton Review and Forbes are also well-known lists that rank schools. U.S. News and World Report measures selectivity. Selectivity means that the school accepts a small percent of applicants. Schools can pick and choose from their applicants.

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