Of course, there’s death and taxes, but when it comes to colleges and universities, the only constant is that BYU will be named the No. 1 stone-cold sober school every summer. The guide published the top 20 schools in 62 categories.
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“We’re very pleased that on the basis of student surveys, Rice was ranked No. 1 in the country by the Princeton Review for the best quality of student life, which reflects a broad range of measures”, Rice President David Leebron said.
The rankings are based on surveys of 136,000 students (average 358 per campus) at the 380 colleges in the book in 2014-15 and/or the previous two school years. The rankings are primarily influenced by student responses to questions regarding the use of alcohol and drugs on their campuses, the number of hours spent studying per day and the popularity of sororities and fraternities. Additionally, we give considerable weight to observations from our school visits, opinions of our staff and our 23-member National College Counselor Advisory Board, and an unparalleled amount of feedback we get from our surveys of students attending these schools.
“Our famous New Orleans location and the values of our Jesuit tradition provide our students with a college experience that can’t be matched anywhere”, said Roberta Kaskel, vice president of enrollment management at Loyola. – No. 19 for best-run colleges.
SALISBURY, MD–“The professors here are down-to-earth, friendly, and just passionate about what they are teaching”. And another said, “Students at Rice work hard and accomplish great things in academics and extracurriculars”.
For “Best Career Services,”Clemson University (SC) captured the top spot”.
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This year’s edition spotlights Loyola with an entry that states up-front: “A warm private school in the heart of a big, vibrant city, Loyola University New Orleans excels at “helping everyone find their niche” through a well-rounded academic program and an ’emphasis on individual success”. The school also made the cut in nine other lists.
