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Posted 9-11-07
GREENSBORO, NC – The Princeton Review has included UNCG in its 2008 edition of “Best 366 Colleges,” a distinction received by only about 15 percent of the nation’s four-year colleges.
The guide quotes students who praise UNCG for offering a “high quality of education at a significantly reduced rate, while having the smaller classes allowing closer bonds between faculty and students.”
The guide surveyed 120,000 students (about 325 per campus on average) attending the 366 colleges. The 80-question survey asked students to rate their schools and report on their campus experiences.
In a sidebar to each college’s profile, the book lists topics students frequently agreed on in the survey. The UNCG students gave the university high marks for its computer facilities, library and athletic facilities.
Other North Carolina schools in the guide include Catawba College, Davidson College, Duke University, Elon University, Guilford College, N.C. State University, UNC Asheville, UNC Chapel Hill, Wake Forest University and Warren Wilson College. The complete list is available at www.PrincetonReview.com.
“We chose schools for this book primarily for their outstanding academics,” said Robert Franek, a Princeton Review vice president. “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.”
Princeton Review, a New York City-based company best known for its test preparation courses, education services and books, first published its “Best Colleges” guide in 1992.
