About Measuring Up: About the National Center

The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization. It is not affiliated with any government agency, political party, or college or university. The National Center conducts policy research and fosters public awareness of pressing public policy issues affecting education and training beyond high school. The purpose of the National Center’s studies and reports, including Measuring Up 2006, is to stimulate public policies that will improve the effectiveness and accessibility of higher education.

The National Center has been supported since 1998 by core grants from The Atlantic Philanthropies, The Ford Foundation, and The Pew Charitable Trusts. These grants supported the initiation of its programs and enabled the National Center to launch the report card project. The Measuring Up reports have been supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. A grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation supported an external, independent review of the report data and methodology.

The Measuring Up national report cards on higher education were made possible by these foundations. The statements and views expressed in these reports, however, do not necessarily reflect those of the funders, and are the responsibility of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.