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Comments on the Obama Administration's Plan to Rate Colleges and Universities

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Comments on the Obama Administration's Plan to Rate Colleges and Universities

January 31, 2014

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These comments were submitted in response to the Department of Education's call for input on President Obama's plan to develop a rating system to help students and parents select a suitable college.

Along with ACE, associations signing the comments include:

  • American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
  • American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
  • American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
  • American Association of Community Colleges
  • American College Personnel Association
  • American Dental Education Association
  • American Physical Plant Administrators
  • Association of American Medical Colleges
  • Association of American Universities
  • Association of Community College Trustees
  • Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
  • Association of American Colleges and Universities
  • Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
  • Association of Research Libraries
  • College and University Professional Association for Human Resources
  • Council for Higher Education Accreditation
  • Council of Independent Colleges
  • EDUCAUSE
  • Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
  • National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
  • National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
  • Thurgood Marshall College Fund
  • UNCF ​​
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