Colleges & Universities - Pathfinders - Kresge Library

Colleges and Universities

By:

Linda Hildebrand
Assistant Professor &
Coordinator of Archives

Phone: (248) 370-2483
E-mail: hildebra@oakland.edu

College Catalogs

The library has copies of Oakland University course catalogs on Reserve at the Circulation Desk. Most colleges, including Oakland, have posted their catalogs on their web sites.

Directories--Four-Year Colleges and Universities

There are many reference books in the library that provide information on colleges and universities. The titles listed below vary in the information they provide; however, in general, by looking at one or more of them you should easily find descriptions of the various institutions, information on admissions, entrance requirements, composition of the student body, student/faculty ratios, campus life, academic programs, accreditation, athletics, costs, scholarships, special programs and student services.

American Universities and Colleges. (Ref. LA 226 .A65 2001)

Narrative Descriptions. (College Blue Book). (Ref. LA 226 .C685)

Four-year Colleges (Peterson's). (Ref. L 901 .P447)

Fiske Guide to Colleges. (Ref. L 901 .F57 2004)

A Comparative Guide to American Colleges. (Ref. L 901 .C33 1991)

Peterson's Competitive Colleges. (Ref. L 901 .P45 1995/96)

Peterson's Annual Guides to Graduate Study. (Ref. L 901 .P46 2005)

Directory of Graduate Programs. (Ref. LB 2371 .D567)

Black Student's Guide to Colleges. (Ref. L 901 .B533 1997)

Directory - Two Year Colleges

Peterson's 2 Year Colleges. (Ref. L 901 .P47 2006)

Directories--International

International Handbook of Universities and Other Institutions of Higher Education. (Ref. L 900 .I58)

Commonwealth Universities Yearbook. (Ref. LB 2310 .Y5)

Directories--Vocational

Occupational Education. (College Blue Book) (Ref. LA 226 .C6853)

Health Professions: Career and Education Directory. (Ref. R 847 .D57)

Complete Book of Medical Schools. (Ref. R 745 .S78 2001)

Graduate Medical Education Directory. (Ref. R 840 .D56)

Medical School Admission Requirements. (Ref. R 745 .A8)

Directories--Distance Learning

Distance Learning Programs (College Blue Book). (Ref. LA 226 .C6855)

Peterson's Distance Learning Programs. (Ref. LC 5805 .P48 2004)

Indexes by Majors Offered

The title below lists, by major, institutions offering programs for that major.

College Blue Book. Degrees Offered by College and Subject. (Ref. LA 226 .C6852)

Ratings

These books provide rankings of academic institutions by fields of study.

Rugg's Recommendations on the Colleges. (Ref. L 901 .R83 2001)

An Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States. (Ref. LB 2371 .A77 1982)

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Created on 3/86 by Linda Hildebrand, / Last updated on 8/8/08 by Marilyn Jereau