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Editorial
Robert Franek, Editor-in-Chief
David Soto, Director of Content Development
Pia Aliperti, Senior Editor
Danielle Correa, Editor
Stephen Koch, Survey Manager
Penguin Random House Publishing Team
Tom Russell, VP, Publisher
Alison Stoltzfus, Publishing Director
Ellen L. Reed, Production Manager
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A CKNOWLEDGMENTS
Each year we assemble an awesomely talented group of colleagues who work together to produce our updated college profiles, and our 27th edition this year is no exception. Everyone involved in this effortauthors, editors, data managers, production specialists, and designersgoes above and beyond to make The Best 384 Colleges an exceptional student resource guide. For more than twenty-five years, we have worked to collect and publish what prospective college students really want: The most honest, accessible, and pertinent information about the colleges they are considering attending.
My sincere thanks go to everybody who has contributed to this tremendous project over the past quarter century. A special thank you goes to our authors, Jen Adams, Andrea Kornstein, and Amanda Krupman, for their dedication in poring through tens of thousands of surveys to produce the campus culture narratives of each school we profiled. Very special thanks goes to Pia Aliperti and Danielle Correa for their editorial commitment and vision, and to Stephen Koch, who continues to work in partnership with school administrators and students. My continued thanks go to our data guru, David Soto, for his successful efforts in collecting and accurately representing the statistical data that appear with each college profile. The scope of this project and its deadline constraints could not have been realized without the calm presence of Scott Harris of Best Content Solutions and production editor Melissa Duclostheir dedication, focus, and attention to detail continue to impress and remind me of what a pleasure it is to work on this project each year. Special thanks also go to Jeanne Krier, my trusted colleague, media advisor, and friend, for the dedicated work she has done on this book and the overall series since its inception. I would also like to make special mention of Tom Russell and Alison Stoltzfus, our Penguin Random House publishing team, for their continuous investment and faith in our ideas. Last, I thank my Princeton Review Partner Team, Andy Feld, Amy Calhoun, Casey Cornelius, Russ Greenspan, Ryan Kiick, Hong Lee, Daniel Herman, Young Shin, and Jung Shin for their confidence in me and my content team and for their commitment to providing students the resources they need to succeed academically and find the colleges that fit them best.
Robert Franek
Editor-in-Chief
Lead AuthorThe Best 384 Colleges
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PART I: INTRODUCTION
27 Years of The Princeton Reviews College Rankings
1992 | Edition | 2019 |
250 | Colleges profiled | 384 |
30,000 | Student surveys | 138,000 |
120 | Average surveys per campus | 359 |
67 | Survey questions | 84 |
There was a void in the college guide market and we have filled it with this book.
Twenty-seven years ago, The Princeton Review opened the first edition of The Best Colleges with this bold statement. In 1992, no other book provided in-depth descriptions of schools along side statistics covering admissions, financial aid, and student body demographics.
Then, as now, no other guide was based on the input of so many students. Then, as now, we at The Princeton Review believe that current students are the real experts about life at a particular college or universityonly they can give you the most candid and informed feedback on what life is really like on campus. More than a million students have participated in our surveys over the past quarter century, and we are pleased to continue to publish what we believe is the most substantive resource you need to find the college that will fit you best.