Do College Rankings Matter? Examining the Influence of “America’s Best Black Colleges” on HBCU Undergraduate Admissions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11366000 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Willis A Jones (0000-0002-9386-8970, University of Kentucky, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 122 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 247-265 |
| Publication date | 2016-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-6744 • E-ISSN: 1549-6511 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/684550 |
| OpenAlex | W2264524767 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 13 |
College rankings have become a ubiquitous part of American higher education. As the popularity of rankings has increased, so have the number of research studies attempting to better understand the impact rankings have on college/university admissions outcomes. In the past, these studies have focused almost exclusively on elite national universities and liberal arts colleges. This study broadens research in this area by examining how the introduction of U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Black Colleges” section influenced undergraduate admissions among historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The findings suggest that college rankings have little correlation with admissions outcomes at HBCUs
Elite · Higher education · Historically black colleges and universities · Liberal arts education · Medical education · Political science · Popularity · Sociology · Accounting Education and Careers · Higher Education Research Studies · Medicine · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.57 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |