Westminster College Selected Among "The Best 368 Colleges" in Nation by The Princeton Review; WWNW Tabbed as One of "Best College Radio Stations"
Posted on Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Westminster College offers students an outstanding undergraduate education and is included as one of "The Best 368 Colleges" in the nation, according to The Princeton Review, the New York-based education services company.
Westminster College is featured in the 2009 edition of The Princeton Review annual college guide, The Best 368 Colleges. Westminster is also honored as one of "Best in the Northeast." Westminster's student radio station, WWNW 88.9FM, earned recognition as one of the "Best College Radio Stations."
Only about 15% of the four-year colleges in America and two Canadian colleges are included in the book.
The guide's editors describe Westminster as a place "where professors are dedicated to helping students on all levels from the classroom and outside of class to calling them up on the weekends at home to discuss coursework." The editors also cite Westminster's "well-regarded pre-professional programs," "stellar admit rate to medical schools," and increasing selectivity.
Students surveyed by The Princeton Review said, "Westminster is like a family bound together with blue and white pride and a love for the people who are currently attending and those that have moved on. Once you become a part of the Westminster tradition, it lasts for a lifetime!"
"We chose schools for this book primarily for their outstanding academics," according to Robert Franek, Princeton Review's vice president of publishing. "We evaluated them based on institutional data we collect about the schools, feedback from students attending them, and visits to schools over the years. We also considered the opinions of independent college counselors, along with students and parents we talk to and survey."
The rankings are based on The Princeton Review's survey of 120,000 students. The Princeton Review does not rank the colleges in the book in any single category, nor do the rankings reflect The Princeton Review's opinion of the schools. Visit www.PrincetonReview.com for additional information.
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