St. Augustine’s College, Nyack College and Visible School-Music and Worship Arts College — that appeared to qualify initially “based upon graduation rate data they reported to a database maintained by the U.S. Department of Education,” the monthly said. “We have since determined that those schools reported incorrect graduation rate information to the government; had they reported accurate data they would not have been included.”

Some of the colleges that contacted me complained that they calculated their graduation rate using a different formula that made them look better. I will post an exchange next week between one university representative and the writer of the Washington Monthly piece, illustrating the complications of graduation rate calculation.

more… http://voices.washingtonpost.com/class-struggle/2010/09/changes_in_americas_worst_coll.html