There is as much variety among the nearly 4,000 degree-granting colleges and universities in the United States as in the nation itself. From tiny liberal arts colleges to massive universities with student populations as large as a major city—and everything in between—it’s important to understand the differences among them. This is especially true as questions about the value of higher education continue to grow louder.
Fortunately, one of the primary systems for differentiating colleges just got a major overhaul.
