US Dept. of Ed. Releases Ratings of All Private Colleges for Financial Responsibility

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<p>[College</a> Financial-Responsibility Scores, 2011 Fiscal Year - Home - The Chronicle of Higher Education](<a href=“http://chronicle.com/article/College/140495/]College”>http://chronicle.com/article/College/140495/)</p>

<p>If the scores do not show up listed from the worst to the best, simply click the “scores” column on your table. </p>

<p>The lower the number, the worst the financial rating. You can also sort the list by state. </p>

<p>Also recognize that the colleges deemed to be in the best shape are all listed as “3.0” - meaning that hundreds of colleges are tied for the best rating.</p>

<p>Some colleges may not show up on the list because they have appealed their scores. The release of the scores was already held up because there were so many appeals.</p>

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<p>Is it my imagination or are the majority of colleges ranked 3? I only checked CA and MA where my kids went to college…and it seemed like a sizable chunk were rated 3.</p>

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<p>Less than half of those in MI were rated 3.</p>

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<p>Another article said that a few of the colleges with the lowest ratings subsequently were merged into other colleges.</p>