Robert Morse is chief data strategist for U.S. News & World Report and has worked at the company since 1976. He develops the methodologies and surveys for the Best Colleges and Best Graduate Schools annual rankings, keeping an eye on higher-education trends to make sure the rankings offer prospective students the best analysis available. Morse Code provides deeper insights into the methodologies and is a forum for commentary and analysis of college, grad and other rankings.
Revision to 2018 Best High Schools Rankings
June 7, 2018
U.S. News has revised the ranks of three public high schools in South Carolina.
Why High Schools Moved Up or Down in the 2018 Rankings
May 9, 2018
Some of the movement can be attributed to methodology updates and the return of IB test data.
2018 Best High Schools Rankings Coming May 8
April 24, 2018
U.S. News will reveal which public high schools earned gold, silver and bronze medals.
Update to Texas Christian University's MBA Ranking
April 4, 2018
The school's full-time MBA program has been moved to the 'Unranked' category.
2019 Best Graduate Schools Rankings Coming March 20
Feb. 27, 2018
U.S. News will publish new rankings aimed at prospective graduate school students, including for doctoral programs in the sciences.
Updates to 2018 Best Graduate Schools Rankings
Feb. 12, 2018
Two nursing schools and one graduate education school have been moved to the 'Unranked' category.
Updates to Temple University's Online MBA Rankings
Jan. 24, 2018
The Fox School of Business online MBA program has been moved to the 'Unranked' category.
2018 Best Online Programs Rankings Coming Soon
Dec. 12, 2017
Nearly 1,500 online degree programs will be included in the U.S. News rankings and data, available on Jan. 9.
Learn Which Top-Ranked Colleges Operate Most Efficiently
Nov. 27, 2017
Limited financial resources didn't hold these schools down in the 2018 Best Colleges rankings.
2018 Best Global Universities Rankings Coming Soon
Oct. 10, 2017
U.S. News will add more than 250 schools to the rankings, which will be released on Oct. 24.