NEW YORK, July 27, 2009 — According to a survey by The Princeton Review that asked 122,000 students at 371 top colleges to rate their schools on dozens of topics and report on their campus experiences, the best professors are at Davidson College (NC). However, the college at which students are happiest with their financial aid – the issue many parents care most about – is Swarthmore College (PA). Colgate University (NY) takes top honors as the most beautiful campus while Virginia Tech serves the best campus food and Smith College (MA) has the best dorms.
The Princeton Review, an education services company, reports the top 20 colleges in these categories and over 50 others in the 2010 edition of its annual college guide "The Best 371 Colleges" (Random House / Princeton Review, $22.99), on sale tomorrow. Other student survey-based ranking lists in the book reveal the schools at which students most highly rated their administrators, campus career centers, and athletic facilities.
The book also has unique ratings – scores from 60 to 99 – on each college's profile in eight categories including Financial Aid, Fire Safety, and Green: a rating based on the schools' environmental commitments. The book's ranking lists and school profiles with ratings will post on www.princetonreview.com today.
"Each of our 371 'best' colleges offers great academics," says Robert Franek, author of the book and V.P. / Publisher, The Princeton Review. "However, we don't rank schools academically because our goal is to help students find and get into the best school for them. Instead, we tally 62 ranking lists based how students at these schools rated their campus experiences, plus ratings based on institutional data we collect on issues important to applicants. It's all about the fit."
Other ranking lists in the book and #1 colleges on them are:
· Best Career Services – University of Florida
· Best Classroom Experience – Pomona College (CA)
· Most Accessible Profs – U.S. Military Academy (NY)
· Most Conservative Students – Texas A&M University
· Most Liberal Students – Warren Wilson College (NC)
· Most Politically Active Students – George Washington University (DC)
· Least Religious Students – Bennington College (VT)
· Race / Class Relations Friendliest – University of Miami (FL)
· Gay Community Most Accepted – New York University
· Top Party Schools – Pennsylvania State University
· Top Stone-Cold Sober Schools – Brigham Young University (UT)
· Everyone Plays Intramural Sports – University of Notre Dame (IN)
· Best Athletic Facilities – University of Maryland at College Park
· Best Town-Gown Relations – Clemson University (SC)
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