Higher Education

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Academic Info
Internet resources on academic subjects of interest to a college audience.

American Universities
Home pages of American universities granting bachelor's or advanced degrees. Includes links to lists of international universities, Canadian universities, and community colleges.

Best Graduate Schools
The U.S. News rankings spotlight the country's academically excellent graduate programs. “Premium” services are fee-based, but the free service also provides good information.

Brain Track University Index
Billed as the "world's most complete education index," this site offers links to over 5300 universities, colleges, and technical schools in 160 countries. It is searchable by "catchword" and continent as well as alphabetically by country.

College and University Rankings (University of Illinois)
Ranks colleges and universities according to several different criteria, such as handicapped accessibility, character-building, financial value, etc. Includes graduate, undergraduate, business, law, and international programs.

Distance Learning
About.com’s page on distance learning has links to FAQs, articles, and recommended books.

College Profiles
Brief sketches of thousands of colleges and universities, along with materials on the cost of each school, financial aid opportunities, and campus life.

Gradschools.com
A directory of graduate schools, searchable by field of study. Includes schools with distance learning programs.

Petersons
From the publisher of Peterson's Guides. Information on colleges and other higher learning institutions, and other related topics. Purchase Peterson's publications online. Some services require registration.

University Pages
College and University web pages, searchable by state. Sponsored by the University of Alabama at Huntsville.

Web U.S. Community Colleges, by State
Hosted by University of Texas at Austin, this site lists community colleges in the United States, with links to their websites, if available.

World Lecture Hall
Contains links to college-level courses that have been posted on the Internet. Sponsored by the University of Texas.

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