Do College Rankings Matter? Examining the Influence of “America’s Best Black Colleges” on HBCU Undergraduate Admissions

Jones, Willis A.

doi:10.1086/684550

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“…The most popular college ranking publication, U.S. News and World Reports’ Best Colleges, calculates quality of institutions largely based on these outcome variables, which result in lower ranks for HBCUs without much consideration to the populations served (Jaschik, 2018). This negative portrayal may discourage prospective students and their parents from choosing HBCUs (Jones, 2016). For the HBCUs, fewer students translate to less tuition revenue, which diminishes institutional resources and decreases rankings even further.…”

Section: Media Representations Of Hbcusmentioning

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Below the Surface: HBCU Performance, Social Mobility, and College Ranking

Hardy

Kaganda

Aruguete

2019

Journal of Black Studies

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This study compared Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) on student outcome variables, student precollege characteristics (e.g., SAT scores), and college ranking scores. We collected data on HBCUs and PWIs matched by size and location using the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard, U.S. News and World Reports’ Best College Rankings, and CollegeNET’s Social Mobility Index (SMI). When compared to PWIs, HBCU ranks tend to be more favorable on the SMI but less favorable on U.S. News and World Reports. HBCUs showed higher first-year retention and graduate salary than PWIs once precollege characteristics were controlled. Results suggest that HBCUs serve a higher proportion of low-income students than PWIs, which can affect the public perception of their performance. HBCUs would benefit from emphasizing their demonstrated success in promoting social mobility of students.

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Section: Media Representations Of Hbcusmentioning

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Below the Surface: HBCU Performance, Social Mobility, and College Ranking

Hardy

Kaganda

Aruguete

2019

Journal of Black Studies

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“…The ranking's impact is not limitless, however. Research found that ranking outcomes have little correlation with admission outcomes at historically black colleges and universities (Jones, 2016).…”

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Quantitative Analysis of U.S. News & World Report University Rankings

Fangmeyer¹,

Galeano²

2017

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This is the story of a first mover and how it continues to move higher education. U.S. News & World Report (U.S. News) first published America's Best Colleges, which ranked colleges and universities in the United States, in 1983. This was the first major higher education ranking in the world, and it became extremely popular. Thirty years later, U.S. News was not, however, the first organization to produce an international ranking comparing universities across different countries. U.S. News finally entered the world ranking stage with its inaugural Best Global Universities (BGU) in 2014. Globalization, advances in Data Analytics and Scientometrics, and rising demand for higher education have produced a proliferation of rankings and

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“…The attractiveness of HBCUs has also been studied, as these institutions are continuously falling to the bottom of the U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Colleges" rankings. However, research from Jones (2015) suggests there is no connection between rankings and the number of applications received by HBCUs. The research reported by Jones (2015) indicates that a different type of student might apply to an HBCU, including those who will be applying to an array of institutions, which include multiple HBCUs in addition to non-HBCUs.…”

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“…However, research from Jones (2015) suggests there is no connection between rankings and the number of applications received by HBCUs. The research reported by Jones (2015) indicates that a different type of student might apply to an HBCU, including those who will be applying to an array of institutions, which include multiple HBCUs in addition to non-HBCUs. With the competition for students, HBCU coaches might find recruiting a challenge as previous research indicates HBCUs have limited funding available for recruiting purposes (Elliott & Kellison, 2018).…”

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Perceptions of the Fiscal Challenges Facing Athletic Departments of Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Elliott

Kellison

2021

JIS

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Research has shown the athletic departments of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) do not generate significant revenue. The financial struggle facing HBCU athletic departments can be explained using Resource Dependency theory. Specifically, as HBCUs are the most under-resourced member institutions of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the numbers prove how these institutions do not have the funds to invest in their programs. The purpose of this study is to explore the fiscal challenges facing HBCU athletic departments. To gather this information, two different groups of participants were interviewed to obtain an independent and insider perspective of the challenges. Phenomenology was the methodological approach for this study as each participant had the opportunity to discuss their unique view of the current financial state of HBCU athletic departments. Participants took part in semi-structured interviews framed around fiscal challenges. This study contributes to the growing body of literature addressing HBCU athletics by providing an exploration of current fiscal challenges facing the institutions.

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Do College Rankings Matter? Examining the Influence of “America’s Best Black Colleges” on HBCU Undergraduate Admissions

Cited by 9 publications

References 14 publications

Below the Surface: HBCU Performance, Social Mobility, and College Ranking

Below the Surface: HBCU Performance, Social Mobility, and College Ranking

Quantitative Analysis of U.S. News & World Report University Rankings

Perceptions of the Fiscal Challenges Facing Athletic Departments of Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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