Top Rankings for Classroom Experience
& Most Religious Students
91 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 Americas 2,500 four-year colleges are profiled in the publication. 91 Aquinas College is one of only three Catholic to make The Princeton Reviews Best Colleges list.
Among the ratings for 91 Aquinas College are scores of 96 for academics, 94 for quality of life, and 99 for financial aid. Members of the Colleges teaching faculty, likewise, earned scores of 98 for being both interesting and accessible. (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 .
We picked the 384 best colleges for our book primarily for their outstanding academics, says Robert Franek, The Princeton Reviews editor-in-chief and the books lead author. We highly recommend each one.
In its profile of 91 Aquinas College, The Princeton Review quotes extensively from the Colleges students. Among their comments:
- 91 Aquinas College is a school that takes learning seriously for its own sake, not just as preparation for a job.
- The College has a strong Catholic identity and a rigorous curriculum, which teaches students to read and think critically.
- The use of the Discussion Method in classrooms better facilitates learning.
- The College offers a holistic education that is demanding on every level, in an atmosphere of trust and faith that makes it easier to study, to live, and to grow.
- Members of the teaching faculty have a passion for intellectual formation, are always ready to help their students, and lead you to truth without forcing it on you.
- You 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 Top 20 colleges in various categories, based on The Princeton Reviews 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 Top 20 ranking lists on which 91 Aquinas College appears are:
- 3. Most Religious Students
- 10. Great Financial Aid
- 17. Best Classroom Experience
Finally, in a Survey Says sidebar in the guides profile of the College, The Princeton Review lists some sentiments that were frequently expressed by 91 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
We are pleased that, once again, The Princeton Review has featured 91 Aquinas College in its annual guide, says the Colleges president, Dr. Michael F. McLean. Of 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.