The University of Evansville has once again been named among the best colleges in the Midwest by The Princeton Review. UE is one of 153 institutions recommended in the education services company’s “Best in the Midwest†section of its annual list, “2012 Best Colleges: Region by Region.†The feature is available here.
“Being named one of the ‘Best in the Midwest’ by The Princeton Review is a terrific honor because our inclusion in this list was largely determined by student input,†said UE President Thomas A. Kazee. “When our students responded to The Princeton Review’s surveys, they called the University of Evansville ‘a place where the faculty will know you and really care about you.’ They praised small, discussion-based classes where they feel ‘a strong push towards critical thinking and challenging boundaries.’ The Princeton Review’s recognition demonstrates that we are succeeding in our core purpose of providing students with life-transforming educational experiences.â€
The 153 colleges that The Princeton Review chose for its “Best in the Midwest†list are located in 12 states. The company also designated colleges in the Northeast, West, and Southeast as the best in their locales. Collectively, the 629 colleges named “regional best(s)†constitute about 25 percent of the nation’s 2,500 four-year colleges.
Said Robert Franek, The Princeton Review’s senior VP/publisher, “We’re pleased to recommend the University of Evansville to users of our site as one of the best schools to earn their undergrad degree. We chose it and the other terrific institutions we name as ‘regional best’ colleges mainly for their excellent academic programs.â€
“From several hundred schools in each region, we winnowed our list based on institutional data we collected directly from the schools, our visits to schools over the years, and the opinions of our staff, plus college counselors and advisors whose recommendations we invite,†Franek added. “We also take into account what students at the schools reported to us about their campus experiences at them on our 80-question student survey for this project. Only schools that permit us to independently survey their students are eligible to be considered for our regional ‘best’ lists.â€
The recognition from The Princeton Review follows another honor awarded earlier this month: The University of Evansville was ranked #304 in Forbes’ Top Colleges, a list of the nation’s 650 best undergraduate institutions.
