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 Princeton was named the Most Beautiful College (again)
On sale, starting today, is the 2009 edition of Princeton Review’s annual guide to Colleges: The Best 368 Colleges. The guide can be picked up at your local bookstore, or even cheaper at Amazon. The guide ranks Colleges across the nation over a wide variety of categories, including a new “Green rating”.
The rankings were complied by asking 120,000 College students questions about their respective colleges, in a survey.
The rankings rate the best 368 colleges on a numerical score ranging from 60 to 99 in eight categories, as well as rankings in over 50 other categories.
Here are some notable winners and their respective categories:
- Best Professors: Middlebury College
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Tastiest Campus Food: Wheaton College
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Best Dorms: Loyola College
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Best Financial Aid: Princeton University
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Most Beautiful Campus: Princeton University
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Best Career / Job Placement Services: Northeastern University
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Best Classroom Experience: Stanford University
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Most Conservative Students: Texas A&M University
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Most Liberal Students: Occidental College
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Most Politically Active Students: American University
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Top Party School: University of Florida
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Top Stone-Cold Sober School: Brigham Young University
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Least Religious Students: Lewis & Clark College
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Race / Class Relations Friendliest: Pitzer College
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Most Diverse Student Body: City University of New York – Baruch College
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Gay Community Most Accepted: Emerson College
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Best Athletic Facilities: University of Maryland at College Park
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Everyone Plays Intramural Sports: University of Notre Dame
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Great College Town: DePaul University
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