Nazareth College is one of the country's best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company features the school in the new 2015 edition of its annual college guide, "The Best 379 Colleges" (Random House / Princeton Review, August 5, 2014). Only about 15% of America’s 2,500 four-year colleges and four colleges outside the U.S.A. are profiled in the book, which is The Princeton Review's flagship college guide. The Princeton Review also posts the book's ranking lists on its website http://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings.aspx. The Princeton Review does not rank the colleges in the book academically or from 1 to 379 in any category. Instead it reports in the book 62 ranking lists of "top 20" colleges in various categories. Nazareth earned #17 in Best College Theater.
In its profile on Nazareth College, The Princeton Review says Nazareth is a small private college with a range of professional undergraduate majors not usually offered by liberal arts schools. The music education and health sciences majors receive particularly high praise, with some students calling out art, history and psychology as well.
The Princeton Review quotes extensively from Nazareth students surveyed for the book. Among their candid comments on the college: “They (students) value education but also make time for social activities,” and the vast majority of professors “take an interest in getting to know their students and are very open to helping students outside of the classroom,” and “most are very easy to communicate and collaborate with, especially if [a student is] interested in research.”
The Princeton Review’s 62 ranking lists of "top 20" colleges in various categories lists are entirely based on The Princeton Review's survey of 126,000 students (about 333 per campus on average) attending the colleges in the book and not on The Princeton Review's opinion of the schools. The 80-question survey asks students to rate their own schools on several topics and report on their campus experiences at them. Topics range from assessments of their professors to opinions about their financial aid and campus food. Other ranking lists are based on student reports about their student body's political leanings, race/class relations, and LGBT community acceptance. The Princeton Review explains the basis for each ranking list in the book and at www.princetonreview.com/college/college-rankings.aspx
Julie Long, Nazareth Chief Public Relations Officer, (585) 389-2456
Nazareth University is an inclusive community of inspired learners, educators, and changemakers who for nearly 100 years have been driven by a bold commitment to action, empathy, equity, and leading innovation for the common good. Impact experiences are at the heart of a Nazareth education, preparing each student to discover within themselves the potential to cultivate positive change in their life's work, in any career field, and in a world that is constantly evolving and infinitely interconnected.
Our broad academic offerings present a range of study options typical of larger universities, yet achieved in our supportive campus culture. Nearly 2,100 undergrad and 600 graduate students enroll in degree and certificate programs and engage in collaborative, transformative learning experiences, preparing for the professions and society of today and tomorrow. In a learning community that purposefully integrates liberal arts and professional programs, Nazareth University graduates are able to launch a lifetime of impactful leadership in communities and workplaces near and far.