Compare · Education
Who reviews education, and can you trust them?
Schools and colleges, ranked by data, surveys, and reviews. Here is every review site we track in this category, graded head to head.
| Grade | Review site | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B+ | Grades: its age-and-content ratings for kids' media Independent age-and-content ratings for families, behind a metered paywall. |
| 2 | B | Grades: its 1-10 school ratings A school score that critics say tracks neighborhood income as much as teaching. |
| 3 | B | Grades: its survey-based 'Best Colleges' lists Its 50 college "rankings" are popularity lists built from self-selected student opinion surveys, not measures of quality; the method is transparent and not for sale, but critics say small per-school samples make it more vibe than verdict. |
| 4 | B- | Grades: its alumni-reviewed coding-bootcamp rankings Verified-alumni reviews drive the bootcamp rankings, but the catch is that the same bootcamps can pay SwitchUp for lead-generation placement, so read the partner labels. |
| 5 | C+ | Grades: its K-12, college, and neighborhood grades Solid school data, but the schools you research are paying for reach and leads. |
| 6 | C+ | Grades: its 'best of' brokerage, bank, and student-loan picks Useful explainers, with 'best' lists steered by affiliate commissions. |
| 7 | C | Grades: its student ratings of professors A massive, free crowd-rating board for college professors, but the ratings are anonymous and unverified, and researchers say they track likeability and easiness more than teaching quality. |
| 8 | C | U.S. News & World Report (Best Lawyers/Hospitals/Colleges) High Scoring Confidence Ratings & rankings Grades: its college, hospital, and law-firm rankings Influential rankings leaning on reputation surveys, with badge fees from the institutions on top. |
Columns are the five rubric dimensions, scored 0-5, with each column's weight shown in its header; independence and evidence carry the most, 30% each. See the full methodology. Each row also shows a scoring-confidence chip (how sure we are of that grade) and a type tag; hover any chip for what it means.