Institutional prestige and reputation among research universities and liberal arts colleges

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-148

  Volkwein, J Fredericks ^a   Sweitzer, Kyle V ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Liberal arts colleges; Prestige; Rankings; Reputation ratings; Research universities; US News

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644672362     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-005-8883-5     Document Type: Article

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