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  2. Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

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    Master's colleges and universities are institutions that "awarded at least 50 master's degrees in 2013–14, but fewer than 20 doctorates." [7] M1: Master's colleges and universities: larger programs are larger programs that awarded at least 200 master's-level degrees (325)

  3. Academic grading in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Another policy commonly used by 4.0-scale schools is to mimic the eleven-point weighted scale (see below) by adding a .33 (one-third of a letter grade) to honors or advanced placement class. (For example, a B in a regular class would be a 3.0, but in honors or AP class it would become a B+, or 3.33).

  4. Academic ranks in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Excepting special ranks (such as endowed chairs), academic rank is dependent upon the promotion process of each college or university. Thus, a tenured associate professor at one institution might accept a "lower" position at another university (i.e., an assistant professorship) because of its connection to the "tenure track."

  5. Index of colleges and universities in the United States

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    Babson College; Bacone College; Baker College; Baker University; Bakersfield College; Baldwin Wallace University; Ball State University; Baltimore City Community College

  6. Class rank - Wikipedia

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    Colleges often use class rank as a factor in college admissions, although because of differences in grading standards between schools, admissions officers have begun to attach less weight to this factor, both for granting admission, and for awarding scholarships. Class rank is more likely to be used at large schools that are more formulaic in ...

  7. Class dismissed: Colleges expected to close as enrollment ...

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    On average, each college or university that shuts down affects 265 jobs and $14 million dollars of labor income. To keep their head above water, some colleges have cut faculty and slashed areas of ...

  8. Course equivalency - Wikipedia

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    Course equivalency is the term used in higher education describing how a course offered by one college or university relates to a course offered by another. If a course at one institution is viewed as equal or more challenging in subject and course material than a course offered at another institution, the first course can be noted as an equivalent course of the second one.

  9. College and university rankings in the United States - Wikipedia

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    It uses the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching's classifications to distinguish between universities and liberal arts colleges. The rankings list 125 universities, 100 colleges, the change in the rankings over time, a "Predictive Quantities Indicator" (PQI) Index number (for relative rankings), rankings by Momentum (yearly and ...