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Email this pageUniversity Ranks Among "The Best 368 Colleges"
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July 30, 2008 -
The University of Redlands is one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review, which features the college in the newly published 2009 edition of its annual book, "The Best 368 Colleges."; Only about 15% of America's 2,500 four-year colleges and two Canadian colleges are in the book.
In its profile on the University of Redlands, The Princeton Review quotes extensively from Redlands students The Princeton Review surveyed for the book. Among their candid comments on the college, undergraduates said they enjoyed a "personable, student-oriented" school.
Students praised a study abroad program that "is strongly emphasized and encouraged. If there's anywhere in the world that you've had an interest in going —for a month, or semester to a year—the University of Redlands is the perfect place to do it."
They also called the campus "beautiful for its Roman-style buildings and pillars, especially in the winter with the snow-capped mountains in the background."
Says Robert Franek, Princeton Review's vice president, publishing, "We chose schools for this book primarily for their outstanding academics. We evaluated them based on institutional data we collect about the schools, feedback from students attending them, and our visits to schools over the years. We also consider the opinions of independent college counselors, students, and parents we hear from year-long. Finally, we work to have a wide representation of colleges in the book by region, size, selectivity and character."
The ranking lists in "The Best 368 Colleges" are based on The Princeton Review's survey of 120,000 students (about 325 per campus on average) attending the 368 colleges in the book. A college's appearance on these lists is attributable to a high consensus among its surveyed students about the subject. The 80-question survey asked students to rate their schools on several topics and report on their campus experiences at them.
The school profiles in "The Best 368 Colleges" also have school ratings in eight categories. The ratings are numerical scores on a scale of 60 to 99 based largely on school-reported data collected during the 2007-08 academic year. Rating categories include Admissions Selectivity, Financial Aid, Fire Safety, and a new Green rating that The Princeton Review developed in partnership with ecoAmerica, a DC-based environmental organization. The Green rating is based on several criteria concerning environmental policies and practices reported by the colleges to The Princeton Review. Redlands earned a Green rating of 85.
The Princeton Review (www.PrincetonReview.com) is a New York-based company known for its test preparation, education, and college admission services. It is not affiliated with Princeton University and it is not a magazine.
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