Nazareth Named to Princeton Review's Best 380 Colleges
Nazareth College is again on the list as one of the country's best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company features Nazareth in the new 2016 edition of its annual college guide, "The Best 380 Colleges" (Random House / Princeton Review, August 4, 2015). Only about 15% of America’s 2,500 four-year colleges and three colleges outside the U.S. are profiled in the book, which is The Princeton Review's flagship college guide. Nazareth College is also ranked number nine for Town-Gown Relations, one of Princeton Review’s 62 breakout surveys based on what students surveyed at Nazareth reported about their opinions, of and experiences at Nazareth. The Princeton Review also posts the book's ranking lists on its websitePrinceton Review.
The College earns high marks across the spectrum that Princeton Review uses to evaluate colleges. On a scale of 100, overall academics rates 84, with an 83 rating for accessibility of professors and 87 for interesting professors. The campus’ quality of life rates 91, Admissions selectivity rates 84.
In its profile on Nazareth College, Princeton Review quotes extensively from Nazareth students surveyed for the book. Among their candid comments on the College: “The small class sizes—cited by many students as one of the best things about Nazareth, allow for “very close relationships with our professors,” and “most professors try to make class as interactive as possible.” Another comment about life on campus states, “ Nazareth’s location makes it the rare school that keeps both residential and commuter students happy, with positive town-gown relations.”
The Princeton Review does not rank the colleges in the book academically or from 1 to 380 in any category. Instead, it reports in the book 62 ranking lists of "top 20" colleges in various categories. The 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. 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
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Julie Long, Nazareth Chief Public Relations Officer: (585) 389-2456; jlong2@naz.edu
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