Huntington on Princeton Review’s ‘Best in Midwest’ list
FOR RELEASE: Monday, July 27, 2009
Huntington, Ind.-For the second consecutive year, Huntington University is one of the best colleges and universities in the Midwest according to The Princeton Review. The education services company selected the school as one of 158 institutions it profiles in its "Best in the Midwest" section of its Web site feature 2010 Best Colleges: Region by Region that posted July 27. "We chose Huntington University and the other terrific schools we recommend as our 'regional best' colleges primarily for their excellent academic programs," said Robert Franek, Princeton Review's vice president of publishing. "We also work to have our roster of 'regional best' colleges feature a range of institutions by size, selectivity, character and locale. We choose the schools based on institutional data we collect from several hundred schools in each region, our visits to schools over the years, and the opinions of independent and high school-based college advisors whose recommendations we invite. We also take into account what each school's customers - their students - report to us about their campus experiences at them on our 80-question student survey."
"Huntington University is honored to once again be selected by The Princeton Review as one of the best Midwest colleges," said Dr. Norris Friesen, vice president and dean of the university. "This recognition validates the strategies we have put in place to maximize our effectiveness as a Christ-centered liberal arts college. Faculty members at Huntington University are not only committed to teaching their discipline, but also to scholarship and integrating their faith in Christ with their discipline. In an incredibly competitive environment, it is affirming to be recognized by The Princeton Review."
The 158 colleges The Princeton Review chose for this year's "Best in the Midwest" designations are located in twelve states: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The Princeton Review also designated 218 colleges in the Northeast, 123 in the West, and 141 in the Southeast as best in their locales on the company's 2010 Best Colleges: Region by Region section on its site. The 640 colleges named "regional best(s)" represent only about 25 percent (one out of four) of the nation's 2,500 four-year colleges.
The Princeton Review does not rank the colleges in its 2010 Best Colleges Region by Region Web site section. The Princeton Review survey for this project asks students to rate their own schools on several issues - from the accessibility of their professors to quality of the campus food - and answer questions about themselves, their fellow students, and their campus life. Huntington University received high ratings for academics, admissions selectivity and quality of life.
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