text: what is the best guide to graduate schools? is it a web site, a magazine, what?   a good search site, that works alot like collegeboard.com except for grad schools, is gradview.com. you can search by location, programs, special services, school size, etc. for ratings, there aren't a whole lot of reputable sources, although us news & world report's rankings are generally viewed as the best. princeton's report is also pretty good. don't pick a school based on rankings, because other facets of the school may be more important to you.