Āé¶¹ĪŽĀė°ę continues to be recognized as one of the top universities in the country, and the campus received another notable accolade Tuesday, making its first appearance in The Princeton Reviewās āBest 385 Collegesā guide.
The 2020 edition was formulated through surveys of 140,000 students from across the country. The 84-question survey touches on a schoolās academics, administration, campus community and personal experience. The 385 schools are not ranked in numerical order.
Princeton Reviewās Ā includes comments from current students that āthe school is great at supporting you on every single levelā and āthere are multiple programs to help support students mentally and educationally.ā Students added that there is a common ācraving for knowledgeā among āpeople from many backgrounds that have come together to learn.ā
āOur inclusion in the āBest 385 Collegesā encapsulates the positive experiences our students enjoy while attending this growing campus,ā Chancellor Dorothy Leland said. āOur campus community shares a special bond around our commitment to creating social mobility for not only our students, but also their families.ā
The āBest Collegesā guide includes several other lists and rankings. Āé¶¹ĪŽĀė°ę was recognized as a āā college, and also earned high marks for sustainability ā in addition to being named to the āā list, the campus earned the maximum score of 99 for Green Rating. Āé¶¹ĪŽĀė°ę is the only institution in the country with every building being LEED certified ā an independent verification of a building features, including design, construction, operations and maintenance.
The universityās āFinancial Aid Ratingā was 87, taking into account the campusās need-based scholarships and average cumulative indebtedness, among other factors. Āé¶¹ĪŽĀė°ę is the only public university and only research university in the country with a Pell-eligible student population over 60 percent and a graduation rate over 60 percent. āQuality of Lifeā was another area where Āé¶¹ĪŽĀė°ę earned a rating over 80, and the university also appeared in the top 20 of three different rankings of schools where .
This is the second list Āé¶¹ĪŽĀė°ę has debuted on this summer. In June, the university Ā among U.S. universities in the Times Higher Education Young University rankings.