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Greene, Jonathan Butcher, and Madison Marino Doan  \nKEY TAKEAWAYS  \nthe ratings in Heritage’s college guide“choosing college with confidence” are built on a broad understanding of higher education—including the shaping of character.  \ncurrent and former students of the guide’s best-rated colleges had the best outcomes for family, faith, community, morals, political tolerance, and well-being.  \nthese outcomes confirm Heritage’s ratings, as students of these colleges are more likely to develop into the adults that higher education is intended to produce.  \nThe proof isin the pudding. The ratings issued  \nby any college rating system should corre  \nspond to outcomes related to the purposes of higher education. Some college rating systems are based largely on inputs, like the average SAT scores of incoming students, but do not consider post-graduation outcomes. Other college rating systems are built exclusively around the economic success of graduates, and do not factor in the full range of outcomes, including living a good life and personal well-being. Of course, successful universities and colleges should equip students with the skills needed to prosper in the workforce, but education, in general, and higher education, in particular, can and should do much more.  \nIn its essence, education is a process of shaping character. The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy wanted to know if graduates ofthe schools it rated in Heritage’s “Choosing College with  \nthis paper, in its entirety, can be found at [https://report.heritage.org/bg3929](https://report.heritage.org/bg3929)  \nthe Heritage Foundation | 214 Massachusetts Avenue, Ne | Washington, Dc 20002 | (202) [546-4400 | heritage.org](546-4400 | heritage.org)[ ](546-4400 | heritage.org)Nothing written here is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of The Heritage Foundation or as an attempt to aid or hinder the passage of any bill before Congress.  \nCHART 1  \nMarried Alumni and Students  \nPercentage of married alumni  \nGreen Colleges Yellow Colleges Red Colleges  \n11.9%  \n8.6%  \n23.8%  \n0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%  \nPercentage of married students  \nGreen Colleges Yellow Colleges Red Colleges  \n0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%  \nNOTE: Green colleges are categorized as a “Great Option,” yellow colleges are categorized as “Worth Considering,”and red colleges are categorized as “Not Recommended.”  \nSOURCE: College Pulse survey of 7,349 college alumni and current undergraduates, conducted March–May 2025, and Heritage Foundation research. For more information, see the methodology.  \n[BG3929](BG3929 A heritage.org)[ A](BG3929 A heritage.org)[ heritage.org](BG3929 A heritage.org)  \nConfidence”guide1 are prepared to lead a life committed to family, faith, and values, and demonstrate the virtues on which a healthy society depends, as well as one filled with economic and personal success.  \nThe ratings in “Choosing College with Confidence” are built around this broader understanding of higher education. To validate that the ratings correspond to the diverse outcomes expected of successful colleges and universities, Heritage commissioned College Pulse to administer a survey to more than 7,000 current and former students atthe 987 institutions rated in the college guide to measure a variety of outcomes.  \nThe results, collected independently from the process of rating the colleges, confirm that colleges rated green (“great option”) have significantly better outcomes than those rated yellow (“worth considering”) or red (“not recommended”). In particular, the current and former students at green universities had better outcomes related to family, faith, and community. They exhibited stronger moral judgment. They demonstrated higher levels of political tolerance and lower levels of antisemitism. And they reported greater personal well-b","cbCaipLSsR7llVaQ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipLSsR7llVaQ","pdf",680951,"English","# Key Takeaways\n# Ratings and Outcomes Framework\n# Evidence From Survey Results\n## Married Alumni and Students\n## Attitudes Toward Divorce\n## Family, Faith, and Community\n## Desire to Have Children","[{\"question\":\"What standard does the report say college rating systems should use?\",\"answer\":\"College ratings should align with outcomes related to the purposes of higher education, not just inputs like incoming SAT scores or economic success after graduation.\"},{\"question\":\"What survey evidence does the report use to support its ratings?\",\"answer\":\"It cites a College Pulse survey of 7,349 college alumni and current undergraduates across 987 institutions rated in Heritage’s college guide.\"},{\"question\":\"How do the report’s findings differ across green, yellow, and red colleges?\",\"answer\":\"Students associated with green colleges report better outcomes across areas including family, faith, community, stronger moral judgment, higher political tolerance, lower antisemitism, and greater personal well-being.\"}]","BACKGROUNDER - No. 3929 - Rightly Rated: New Survey Affirms Colleges Promoting Virtue and Tolerance | PDF",1792053781]