ATLANTA — Agnes Scott College has been ranked one of The Best 371 Colleges for 2010 by The Princeton Review, publisher of college guidebooks and provider of other education services.
Agnes Scott was also ranked in several other categories:
- No. 2 - Easiest Campus to Get Around
- No. 9 - Town-Gown Relations Are Great (for the second year in a row)
- No. 19 - Stone Cold Sober (a category in which Agnes Scott historically places in the top 20)
Based on student surveys, The Princeton Review praised Agnes Scott’s academic challenge while providing students with a “highly personalized educational experience.” It also noted that “ASC ranks high among undergraduate institutions in the percentage of its alumnae who continue on to advanced degree programs.”
“I am especially pleased by how Princeton Review’s description of Agnes Scott vividly captures, through the words of our own students, the vibrant intellectual and social community that we offer both on and off campus,” said Elizabeth Kiss, president of Agnes Scott. “This guidebook provides external confirmation that Agnes Scott shines across many dimensions, from academics to environmental sustainability to quality of life.”
Only about 15 percent of America’s 2,500 four-year colleges and two Canadian colleges are profiled in the book, which is The Princeton Review's flagship annual college guide. It includes detailed profiles of the colleges with school rating scores in eight categories, plus ranking lists of top 20 schools in 62 categories based on The Princeton Review's surveys of students attending the colleges.
The Princeton Review's 62 ranking lists in "The Best 371 Colleges" are entirely based on its survey of 122,000 students (about 325 per campus on average) attending the colleges in the book. The 80-question survey asks students to rate their schools on several topics and report on their campus experiences at them. Topics range from student assessments of their professors, administrators, financial aid and campus food. Other ranking lists are based on student reports about their student body's political leanings, race/class relations, gay community acceptance and other aspects of campus life.
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Agnes Scott College educates women to think deeply, live honorably and engage the intellectual and social challenges of their times. Students are drawn to Agnes Scott by its excellent academic reputation, exceptional faculty, and metropolitan Atlanta location – offering myriad cultural and experiential learning opportunities. A diverse and growing residential community of scholars, this highly selective liberal arts and sciences college is known for its dynamic and challenging intellectual community. Encouraging students to engage the wider world through study abroad and presenting its curriculum with international context, Agnes Scott College delivers on its promise: The World for Women.