Top Rankings for œClassroom Experience�
& œMost Religious Students�
91¿ì»îÁÖ Aquinas College provides one of the best undergraduate educations in the country, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company features the College in the 2019 edition of its annual guide, . Only about 15 percent of America™s 2,500 four-year colleges are profiled in the publication. 91¿ì»îÁÖ Aquinas College is one of only three Catholic to make The Princeton Review™s œBest Colleges� list.
Among the ratings for 91¿ì»îÁÖ Aquinas College are scores of 96 for academics, 94 for quality of life, and 99 for financial aid. Members of the College™s teaching faculty, likewise, earned scores of 98 for being both œinteresting� and œaccessible.� (In this scoring system, 99 is the best possible score.) The Princeton Review also named the College as one of just 10 schools nationwide on its .
œWe picked the 384 ˜best™ colleges for our book primarily for their outstanding academics,� says Robert Franek, The Princeton Review™s editor-in-chief and the book™s lead author. œWe highly recommend each one.�
In its profile of 91¿ì»îÁÖ Aquinas College, The Princeton Review quotes extensively from the College™s students. Among their comments:
- 91¿ì»îÁÖ Aquinas College is a school that œtakes learning seriously for its own sake, not just as preparation for a job.�
- The College has œa strong Catholic identity� and œa rigorous curriculum,� which teaches students to œread and think critically.�
- The use of the Discussion Method in classrooms œbetter facilitates learning.�
- The College offers a œholistic education� that is œdemanding on every level,� in œan atmosphere of trust and faith that makes it easier to study, to live, and to grow.�
- Members of the teaching faculty œhave a passion for intellectual formation,� are œalways ready to help their students,� and œlead you to truth without forcing it on you.�
- œYou get all different kinds of people here ” but one thing they have in common is a desire to search for the truth.�
The guide also reports 62 ranking lists of œTop 20� colleges in various categories, based on The Princeton Review™s survey of 138,000 students nationwide. Topics range from students™ assessments of their professors to opinions about the quality of financial aid and campus food. Among the œTop 20� ranking lists on which 91¿ì»îÁÖ Aquinas College appears are:
- 3. Most Religious Students
- 10. Great Financial Aid
- 17. Best Classroom Experience
Finally, in a œSurvey Says� sidebar in the guide™s profile of the College, The Princeton Review lists some sentiments that were frequently expressed by 91¿ì»îÁÖ Aquinas College students. The list includes:
- Students are happy
- Classroom facilities are great
- Class discussions encouraged
- Great financial aid
- No one cheats
- Students are friendly
- Diverse student types interact on campus
- Students are very religious
- Dorms are like palaces
œWe are pleased that, once again, The Princeton Review has featured 91¿ì»îÁÖ Aquinas College in its annual guide,� says the College™s president, Dr. Michael F. McLean. œOf particular note are the high scores we received for our academic and financial aid programs, and for our students™ ˜quality of life.™ Our goal has always been to provide the best education at the most affordable price, and The Princeton Review profile offers some strong evidence that we are succeeding.�