The Princeton Review - The Best 386 Colleges: In-Depth Profiles & Ranking Lists to Help Find the Right College For You

Each year we assemble an awesomely talented group of colleagues who work together to produce our updated college profiles, and our 29th 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 386 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, Amanda Krupman, Hazel Schaeffer, Olivia Tejeda, and Tina Tuminaro 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 Aaron Riccio for his 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 our director of production, Deborah Weber, and production editor Kathy Cartertheir 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. Finally, I would 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.

Robert Franek

Editor-in-Chief

Lead AuthorThe Best 386 Colleges

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Introduction

There was a void in the college guide market and we have filled it with this book.

Twenty-nine 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 alongside 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.