Academic/ Administration
Best Classroom Experience
Based on a combination of survey question concerning teachers, classroom/lab facilities, classes attended, and amount of in-class discussion
1. Pomona College
2. Reed College
3. Wellesley College
4. Stanford University
5. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
6. Mount Holyoke College
7. Williams College
8. United State Military Academy
9. Princeton University
10. Middlebury College
11. Whitman College
12. Hamilton College
13. Sarah Lawrence College
14. Colgate University
15. Marlboro College
16. Wesleyan College
17. Bennington College
18. University of Richmond
19. Bowdoin College
20. Emerson College
Students Study the Most
How many out-of-class hours do you spend studying each day?
1. California Institute of Technology
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3. Reed College
4. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
5. Havard College
6. Middlebury College
7. Swarthmore College
8. University of Chicago
9. Princeton University
10. Davidson College
11. Williams College
12. United State Coast Guard Academy
13. United State Military Academy
14. The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
15. Bryn Mawr College
16. Sweet Briar College
17. Carleton College
18. Harvey Mudd College
19. College of the Holy Cross
20. Grinnell College
Students Study the Least
How many out-of-class hours do you spend studying each day?
1. West Virginia University
2. University of Maryland—College Park
3. State University of New York at Albany
4. University of Mississippi
5. University of North Dakota
6. Louisiana State University—Baton Rouge
7. Florida State University
8. University of Florida
9. Florida Southern College
10. University of Georgia
11. Pennsylvania State University—University Park
12. University of Central Florida
13. City University of New York—Brooklyn College
14. Arizona State University
15. The University of Texas at Austin
16. The University of Alabama —Tuscaloosa
17. Ohio University—Athens
18. University of Louisiana at Lafayette
19. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey —New Brunswick
20. Salisbury University
Professors Get High Marks
Are your instructors good teachers?
1. Davidson College
2. Wellesley College
3. Sweet Briar College
4. Middlebury College
5. Reed College
6. Kenyon College
7. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
8. College of William and Mary
9. Whitman College
10. New College of Florida
11. Hampden-Sydney College
12. Sarah Lawrence College
13. Claremont McKenna College
14. Carleton College
15. Harvey Mudd College
16. Wabash College
17. Marlboro College
18. Swarthmore College
19. Wittenberg University
20. Oglethorpe University
Professors Get Low Marks
Are your instructor good teachers?
1. United States Merchant Marine Academy
2. Stevens Institute of Technology
3. California Institute of Technology
4. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
5. Georgia Institute of Technology
6. University of Connecticut
7. University of California—San Diego
8. New Jersey Institute of Technology
9. Illinois Institute of Technology
10. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey—New Brunswick
11. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
12. Case Western Reserve University
13. University of California—Riverside
14. University of Rhode Island
15. University of Toronto
16. Johns Hopkins University
17. State University of New York—University at Buffalo
18. Iowa State University
19. Washington State University
20. University of Florida
Most Accessible Professors
Are your instructors accessible outside the classroom?
1. United States Military Academy| West Point, NY
2. Sweet Briar College| Sweet Briar, VA
3. Wabash College| Crawfordsville, IN
4. United States Air Force Academy| USAF Academy, CO
5. Hampden-Sydney College| Hampden-Sydney, VA
6. Lawrence University| Appleton, WI
7. Webb Institute| Glen Cove, NY8.Williams College| Williamstown, MA
9. United States Naval Academy| Annapolis, MD
10. Claremont McKenna College| Claremont, CA
11. Wellesley College| Wellesley, MA
12. Harvey Mudd College| Claremont, CA
13. Colgate University| Hamilton, NY
14. University of Puget Sound| Tacoma, WA
15. St. John's College (NM)
16. Davidson College| Davidson, NC
17. Stonehill College| Easton, MA
18. St. John's College (MD)
19. Bowdoin College| Brunswick, ME
20. Simon's Rock College of Bard| Great Barrington, MA
Least Accessible Professors
Are your instructors accessible outside the classroom?
1. Illinois Institute of Technology| Chicago, IL
2. Georgia Institute of Technology| Atlanta, GA
3. University of Toronto| Toronto, ON
4. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey--New Brunswick
5. Tuskegee University| Tuskegee, AL
6. Stevens Institute of Technology| Hoboken, NJ
7. University of Kentucky| Lexington, KY
8. Howard University| Washington, DC
9. Auburn University| Auburn, AL
10. University of Georgia| Athens, GA
11. United States Merchant Marine Academy| Kings Point, NY
12. New Jersey Institute of Technology| Newark, NJ
13. University of Massachusetts-Amherst
14. University of Rhode Island| Kingston, RI
15. Drexel University| Philadelphia, PA
16. State University of New York at Albany| Albany, NY
17. Spelman College| Atlanta, GA
18. University of California--Riverside
19. University of Arizona| Tucson, AZ
20. McGill University| Montreal, QC
Class Discussion Encouraged
How much of your overall class time is devoted to discussion as opposed to lectures?
1. Sarah Lawrence College|Bronxville, NY
2. Bennington College|Bennington, VT
3. Marlboro College|Marlboro, VT
4. Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts
5. Simon's Rock College of Bard|Great Barrington, MA
6. Green Mountain College|Poultney, VT
7. Prescott College|Prescott, AZ
8. Reed College|Portland, OR
9. Hampshire College|Amherst, MA
10. Sweet Briar College|Sweet Briar, VA
11. College of the Atlantic|Bar Harbor, ME
12. Colorado College|Colorado Springs, CO
13. Hanover College|Hanover, IN
14. Bard College|Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
15. United States Military Academy|West Point, NY
16. Wesleyan College|Macon, GA
17. Goucher College|Baltimore, MD
18. Emerson College|Boston, MA
19. Stanford University|Stanford, CA
20. Stonehill College|Easton, MA
Class Discussions Rare
How much of your overall class time is devoted to discussion as opposed to lectures?
1. McGill University|Montreal, QC
2. University of Toronto|Toronto, ON
3. California Institute of Technology|Pasadena, CA
4. Georgia Institute of Technology|Atlanta, GA
5. University of California--San Diego
6. Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly University of Missouri--Rolla)
7. North Carolina State University|Raleigh, NC
8. Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge
9. Webb Institute|Glen Cove, NY
10. Virginia Tech
11. State University of New York--Stony Brook University
12. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology|Terre Haute, IN
13. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey--New Brunswick
14. University of California--Davis
15. United States Merchant Marine Academy|Kings Point, NY
16. Clarkson University|Potsdam, NY
17. Stevens Institute of Technology|Hoboken, NJ
18. Montana Tech of the Univ. of Montana
19. Texas A&M University--College Station
20. Colorado State University|Fort Collins, CO
Most Popular Study Abroad Program
How popular is studying abroad at your school?
1. Colby College|Waterville, ME
2. Middlebury College|Middlebury, VT
3. Bates College|Lewiston, ME
4. Pepperdine University|Malibu, CA
5. Goucher College|Baltimore, MD
6. Connecticut College|New London, CT
7. Georgetown University|Washington, DC
8. Tufts University|Medford, MA
9. Trinity College (CT)
10. Pitzer College|Claremont, CA
11. Claremont McKenna College|Claremont, CA
12. Lewis & Clark College|Portland, OR
13. Stonehill College|Easton, MA
14. Loyola University Maryland
15. Macalester College|St. Paul, MN
16. Colgate University|Hamilton, NY
17. Dickinson College|Carlisle, PA
18. Hobart and William Smith Colleges|Geneva, NY
19. Colorado College|Colorado Springs, CO
20. Beloit College|Beloit, WI
Best Career Services
Based on students' rating of campus career/ job placement services.
1. University of Florida|Gainesville, FL
2. Barnard College|New York, NY
3. Clemson University|Clemson, SC
4. Northeastern University|Boston, MA
5. The University of Texas at Austin
6. Pennsylvania State University--University Park
7. Claremont McKenna College|Claremont, CA
8. Sweet Briar College|Sweet Briar, VA
9. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology|Terre Haute, IN
10. Yale University|New Haven, CT
11. Connecticut College|New London, CT
12. Bentley University|Waltham, MA
13. Smith College|Northampton, MA
14. Middlebury College|Middlebury, VT
15. Cornell University|Ithaca, NY
16. University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame, IN
17. Stonehill College|Easton, MA
18. Rochester Institute of Technology|Rochester, NY
19. American University|Washington, DC
20. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering|Needham, MA
Best College Library
Based on students' assessment of library facilities
1. Harvard College
2. Princeton University|Princeton, NJ
3. Columbia University
4. Duke University|Durham, NC
5. Loyola University New Orleans|New Orleans, LA
6. Cornell University|Ithaca, NY
7. College of William and Mary
8. Furman University|Greenville, SC
9. Colgate University|Hamilton, NY
10. Wesleyan University|Middletown, CT
11. University of Chicago|Chicago, IL
12. Mount Holyoke College|South Hadley, MA
13. Emory University|Atlanta, GA
14. Hampden-Sydney College|Hampden-Sydney, VA
15. The University of Texas at Austin
16. Brigham Young University (UT)
17. The College of New Jersey|Ewing, NJ
18. Case Western Reserve University|Cleveland, OH
19. Whitman College|Walla Walla, WA
20. West Virginia University|Morgantown, WV
