Macon, GA – Wesleyan College is the nation's #9 "Best Value" private college for 2011 according to The Princeton Review, one of America's most widely known education services and test preparation companies. The Princeton Review teamed with USA TODAY, the nation's most widely read print newspaper, to present its list, "The Princeton Review Best Value Colleges for 2011."
The list features 100 schools in all -- 50 public and 50 private colleges and universities -- and posted on February 22 on the websites of The Princeton Review and USA TODAY. Of the 50 schools chosen in each category (public and private), the top 10 are ranked 1 to 10, and the remaining 40 are listed in alphabetical order and unranked.
In its profile of Wesleyan College on USA TODAY’s website, the editors at The Princeton Review commend the school for its “rigorous academic atmosphere,” “fabulous highly interactive, discussion-oriented classroom experience,” “ultra-loyal network of alumnae,” “incredibly laudable diversity,” and “supreme ideals of sisterhood.” Editors claim, ”Being a small campus is a big advantage for Wesleyan students. An exceptional faculty teaches small, seminar-style classes where there is plenty of opportunity for one-on-one interaction with professors... Wesleyan is easily one of the best deals out there.”
The Princeton Review selected the institutions as its "Best Value" choices for 2011 based on criteria covering academics, cost of attendance, and financial aid. The methodology examined more than 30 factors using data from surveys of administrators and students at 650 colleges with strong academic programs.
According to Robert Franek, Princeton Review SVP/Publisher, "While a college education is undeniably a valuable investment, paying for college is challenging for most parents. Among the 12,000 respondents to our 2010 'College Hopes & Worries Survey' of college applicants and their parents, 86% told us financial aid would be 'very necessary' to foot the bill. For them and for all families seeking academically outstanding colleges that have been exceptional at meeting their students' needs for financial aid, we’re pleased to have teamed up with USA TODAY to identify and recommend these 100 institutions as 'Best Value' colleges."
Visitors to The Princeton Review website and USA TODAY website can access the complete lists of 50 public and 50 private “Best Value” colleges. USA TODAY’s site features a database that allows users to view in-depth details about the schools by clicking on an interactive map to explore criteria including cost of attendance and financial aid data, enrollment size, location and The Princeton Review’s analysis of why each school was chosen as a “Best Value” college.
The Princeton Review "Top 10 Best Value Private Colleges for 2011" are:
1. Swarthmore College (Swarthmore PA)
2. Duke University (Durham NC)
3. Princeton University (Princeton NJ)
4. California Institute of Technology (Pasadena CA)
5. Harvard College (Cambridge MA)
6. Wesleyan University (Middletown CT)
7. Williams College (Williamstown MA)
8. Vanderbilt University (Nashville TN)
9. Wesleyan College (Macon GA)
10. Yale University (New Haven CT)
The Princeton Review "Top 10 Best Value Public Colleges for 2011" are:
1. University of Virginia (Charlottesville VA)
2. New College of Florida (Sarasota FL)
3. University of Florida (Gainesville FL)
4. State University of New York at Binghamton (Binghamton NY)
5. University of Georgia (Athens GA)
6. University of Michigan (Ann Arbor MI)
7. College of William and Mary (Williamsburg VA)
8. University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill NC)
9. North Carolina State University (Raleigh NC)
10. City University of New York – Hunter College (New York NY)
For 2010, Wesleyan College was named #3 on this list. Last year, the editors at The Princeton Review and USA TODAY commended Wesleyan College for its “rigorous academic atmosphere,” “small classes and exceedingly approachable professors,” and “unique sisterhood traditions.” Editors claimed, “This place is one of the most affordable small, private colleges in the United States. The cost of attendance is about half the national average among schools of its caliber.” |
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