The 2004 Princeton Review's "America's Best 351 Colleges" guide ranks Elon second in the nation for campus beauty and third for faculty work with students. The annual guide was released Aug. 19. Details...
Elon University has been named to five top-20 lists in the 2004 edition of The Princeton Review’s “America’s Best 351 Colleges.” This is Elon’s second year in the Princeton Review’s annual ranking, which is based on surveys of 106,000 students.
Elon is ranked second in the nation in the “beautiful campus” ranking and third in the nation on the academics list ranking schools where “professors make themselves accessible” to students. Elon is ranked 11th in the categories for “happy students,” “school runs like butter” and “major frat and sorority scene.”
In addition, Elon is named to the list of the “Best in the Southeast,” one of five regional publications The Princeton Review has produced listing the top 100 colleges and universities in each section of the country.
Elon students quoted in this year’s publication praised the close, mentoring relationships they have with faculty and the hands-on and interactive approach to learning. The guide also notes the excellent study abroad program, Elon’s outstanding speaker series and the large number of student organizations that involve students in service-learning and leadership.
Princeton Review says its survey results of Elon students revealed the following:
- Campus is beautiful
- Classes are small
- Students are happy
- Campus easy to get around
- Musical organizations are hot
- Theatre is hot
- Athletics facilities are great
Following are the top schools listed in the academics and beautiful campus categories:
ACADEMICS
“Professors make themselves accessible”
1. Franklin and Marshall College
2. Tulane University
3. Elon University
4. United States Air Force Academy
5. Washington and Lee University
6. Centre College
7. Harvey Mudd College
8. Wabash College
9. Davidson College
10. Kenyon College
11. Wellesley College
12. United States Naval Academy
13. Whitman College
14. Carleton College
15. College of the Holy Cross
16. The University of the South
17. Grinnell College
18. University of Richmond
19. Kalamazoo College
20. Saint Olaf College
QUALITY OF LIFE
“Beautiful campus”
1. University of California – Santa Cruz
2. Elon University
3. Wagner College
4. Wellesley College
5. University of Miami
6. CUNY – Brooklyn College
7. Mount Holyoke College
8. Washington and Lee University
9. Dartmouth College
10. Kenyon College
11. The University of the South
12. Wells College
13. Smith College
14. Colgate University
15. Williams College
16. Bryn Mawr College
17. Miami University
18. Bucknell University
19. Duke University
20. Stanford University