<p>In some of my research, I came across some comparisons of colleges based on Faculty Quality and Academic Reputation. I was surprised by this as I’ve not seen them rated differently. Are they one and the same or not? </p>
<p>What do you think is meant by Faculty Quality? What do you think is meant by Academic Reputation? Can a college have one without the other? How does this play into the college search process?</p>
<p>Peer Assessment. :D</p>
<p>Well, at least when you ask academics to rate colleges (which is what PA does), they’ll look at criteria visible and important to them.</p>
<p>Academic reputation is derived first and foremost by faculties (and this reputation mainly comes from scholarly research). A strong student body helps with academic reputation, but it’s mainly the faculty and the academic programs they run that attract the strong students.</p>
<p>I’ve most often seen “faculty quality” measured through the research productivity of the faculty. That of course totally ignores teaching and introduces some issues, but it’s a proxy.</p>
<p>“Academic reputation” seems to be most often measured by some form of peer assessment.</p>