I propose a quintile rating system. A for the best quintile, B for the second, C, D, F quintile for the worst (skip the letter E)
Only three ratings would be needed:
1) cost of tution for a 4 year degree
2) percentage of graduates after 4 years
3) average starting salary for graduates
An AAA college would have the lowest cost, highest graduation and highest starting salary.
An FFF college would have the highest cost, lowest graduation rate and lowest starting salary.
(1) and (3) aren’t bad measuring sticks. (2) is much less so. Taking more than four years to graduate might be worthwhile for a number of reasons including the student’s individual financial situation or the college program which actually expects the student to take a semester or more off to get exposed to the real world.
It will be:
1) Socialist Doctrine Acclimation
2) Gender/Diversity Friendliness
3) Enviromental/Anthropogenic Global Warming Sensitivity