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July 30, 2008

Princeton Review Gives Scripps High Marks Among Nation’s “Best Colleges”

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“Scripps College truly provides a small-college experience with an atmosphere that is vibrant, challenging, and conducive not only to learning but also to out-of-class academic discussion,” according to The Princeton Review for 2009. Further, “Scripps specializes in teaching students to be independent, intelligent, thoughtful women who are interested in improving both themselves and their world.”

The Princeton Review asked 120,000 students at 368 top colleges to rate their schools on dozens of topics and report on their campus experiences.

Scripps also got high marks for “Most Beautiful Campus,” sixth in the nation; “Dorms like Palaces,” fourth; and “Best Campus Food,” thirteenth.

Ranking lists report the top 20 colleges in these and over 50 other categories in the 2009 edition of The Princeton Review’s annual college guide “The Best 368 Colleges” (Random House / Princeton Review).

The book also includes ratings (numerical scores from 60 to 99) on each college profile in eight categories tallied by The Princeton Review. Scripps rated a 96 for academics, 94 for quality of life, 91 for interesting professors, and 90 for professors’ accessibility.

“In our opinion, each school in this book is first-rate academically,” says Robert Franek, the author at The Princeton Review. “But their campus cultures and offerings differ greatly. Instead of ranking schools academically, 1 to 368, we tally ranking lists in 62 categories based on what students at the schools (their customers) report to us about them. We also compile rating scores in eight categories based on institutional data we collect. We believe college applicants need to know far more about schools than an academic ranking to identify which colleges may be best for them. It’s all about the fit.”

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