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Colleges, Universities

Resource NameDescriptionWho Can Access
CollegeSource Online Catalogues CollegeSourceŽ Online offers cover-to-cover college catalogs to 2-Year, 4-Year, Graduate Schools. Users can find colleges by: Major; Enrollment; Tuition; Degrees; State; Affiliation, etc. The site also includes a profile of every accredited college in the U.S. along with links to: College Home Pages, International College Home Pages, Career Information, Financial Aid Information. CSUDH Students Only
College Blue Book (2005 ed.) (via Gale Ebooks) 'The College Blue Book has been a standard, professional reference on higher education since it was first published in 1923. New features have been added during the intervening years to keep pace with the changing needs for information about our educational facilities. The information, especially in the areas of tuition, room and board, enrollment figures, library holdings, is constantly changing.' CSUDH Students Only
Baron's Profiles of American Colleges (2001) (via NetLibrary) Universities and colleges in the United States, Canada, and Mexico: including college profiles, degrees, academic, curricula, college application processes, study abroad, etc. CSUDH Students Only
College Rankings Bibliography A list of books and articles intended to provide background information to help you understand some of the pitfalls of college rankings and to use ranking services in an appropriate manner. This page is maintained by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne Anyone Can Use
U.S. News & World Report Rankings U.S. News has collected data from more than 1,400 colleges to bring you this year's rankings. Start by selecting a discipline for access to our top program rankings. Anyone Can Use