The 2017 edition of “The Best 381 Colleges” guide recognizes Elon’s study abroad, career services, performing arts and several other programs.
Elon University is named the nation’s #1 “best-run” college by the Princeton Review college guide, earning accolades for numerous academic and student life programs. The 2017 edition of “The Best 381 Colleges” ranks the top 15 percent of the nation’s colleges and universities, highlighting schools with outstanding academic programs.
The Princeton Review publishes 62 ranking lists based on a nationwide survey of 143,000 students. Elon is ranked a top-20 university in the following categories:
#1- Best-Run Colleges
#3- Most Popular Study Abroad Program
#3- Most Beautiful Campus
#13- Best College Dorms
#13- Most Active Student Government
#19- Best Career Services
#19- Best College Theater
Elon’s outstanding academics are the chief reason we chose it for this book and we strongly recommend it to applicants,” says Robert Franek, Princeton Review’s Senior VP-Publisher and author of “The Best 381 Colleges.” “We make our selections primarily based on data we collect through our annual surveys of administrators at several hundred four-year colleges. Additionally, we give considerable weight to observations from our school visits, opinions of our staff and our 24-member National College Counselor Advisory Board, and an unparalleled amount of feedback we get from our surveys of students attending these schools.”
Elon students told The Princeton Review that Elon has a “phenomenal” study abroad program, with an emphasis on producing “global leaders that will make the world a better place.”
Princeton Review praises Elon’s opportunities for hands-on engagement and close mentorship with professors. Faculty members are described as “enthusiastic,” “engaging,” “kind” and “very experienced.” One student told Princeton Review that, “Elon pays attention to the WHOLE student,” and academics at Elon are “all about connections, whether between individuals, groups or simply concepts.”
Elon student survey results found that classroom and library facilities are great and there are plentiful opportunities for internships and career services.
This is the 14th year in a row that Elon has appeared in the Princeton Review’s “Best Colleges” guide. The Princeton Review is an education services company known for its test-prep courses, tutoring, books and other student resources. Headquartered in Natick, Mass., the company is an operating business of Match Group and is not affiliated with Princeton University.