Here is something for you to read ( and others of course ) :
AMERICAN CIVICS LITERACY — WHICH COLLEGES RANK ON TOP.
http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/report/additional_tables.html
INTRO :
“By comparing senior scores to freshman scores at each school, ISI has compiled the first-ever ranking of colleges by the value added to students’ learning of America’s history and institutions during the baccalaureate.
Many of the colleges and universities that add the most to civic learning are lesser known, while many of the schools that add little to civic learning are among the nation’s most prestigious colleges and universities.
We were especially surprised that freshmen outscored seniors at a number of campuses. In the bottom 16 ranked colleges, the average freshman score was higher than the average senior score, indicating that seniors at these schools actually saw their knowledge of these crucial subjects decline during their years of undergraduate study. Many of these colleges where “negative learning” took place are among the most prestigious in the nation.”