Wesleyan is named #3 BEST VALUE Private College in nation
Wesleyan College is the nation's #3 "Best Value" private college for 2010 according to The Princeton Review, one of America's most widely known education services and test preparation companies. The Princeton Review teamed with USA TODAY, the nation's most widely read print newspaper, to present its list, "The Princeton Review Best Value Colleges for 2010."
In its profile of Wesleyan College on USA TODAY’s website, the editors at The Princeton Review commend the school for its “rigorous academic atmosphere,” “small classes and exceedingly approachable professors,” and “unique sisterhood traditions.” Editors claim, “This place is one of the most affordable small, private colleges in the United States. The cost of attendance is about half the national average among schools of its caliber.”
The Princeton Review’s The Best 373 Colleges, 2011 Edition
Wesleyan College offers students an outstanding undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review. The New York-based education services company features the college in the new 2011 edition of its annual book, The Best 373 Colleges, as a Best Southeastern College and gives high ratings for academics and classroom experience.
Wesleyan Ranks High in Princeton Review’s The Best 373 Colleges
• Ranked 10th in the nation for "Class Discussion Encouraged"
• Ranked 4th for low beer usage in "Got Milk?"
• Ranked 12th for low hard liquor usage reported in "Scotch & Soda, Hold the Scotch"
• Ranked 5th on "Stone Cold Sober Schools” list
• Ranked 9th for low marijuana use in "Don't inhale"
The editors of The Best 373 Colleges also offer numerical school ratings in several categories on a scale of 60 to 99. In its profile on Wesleyan College, The Princeton Review gave the college an Academic Rating of 94, Quality of Life Rating of 89, Financial Aid Rating of 84, Admissions Selectivity Rating of 88, and a Green Rating of 78. The school’s profile also quotes extensively from Wesleyan students surveyed for the book. Among their candid comments: "Wesleyan students come from all kinds of backgrounds, countries, ethnic groups, and religions;" “students are strong-willed [and] outspoken and passionately love the work they do;" “students maintain a balance between their academics, extracurricular activities, and community service;" "you get one-on-one time with your professors;" and "most classes are done discussion-style, with many diverse viewpoints presented."
Wesleyan outperforms Top 10% on NSSE
According to the seventh annual report of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), Wesleyan College outperformed the top 10% of colleges and universities nationally in all five categories studied: active and collaborative learning, enriching educational experiences, level of academic challenge, student-faculty interaction, and supportive campus environment. Among first-year student respondents and senior respondents, Wesleyan scored higher than the top 10% of all NSSE U.S. institutions on the benchmark.
Additionally, the report’s overall findings demonstrate positive indicators of a private college experience and of a single gender educational experience over a co-educational public educational experience. Released annually in November, the NSSE project is sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and is a national effort to improve collegiate quality. The survey findings provide comparative standards for determining how effectively colleges are contributing to learning. The NSSE report is based on information from about 260,000 randomly selected first-year and senior students at 523 four-year colleges and universities.
CNN Money names Wesleyan a Top 10 Great Bargain College
According to CNN Money, Wesleyan College is one of the nation's 12 Great Bargain Colleges under $20,000. CNN Money editors claim, “Wesleyan College provides a perfect setting for strong women to bond with their peers -- without breaking the bank trying to pay for it. Tuition and fees are significantly lower than at some other private colleges for women, like Smith, which costs $38,898 in tuition and fees. What's more, 96% of first-year students receive some form of financial aid… Undergrads say the academic load is heavy, but when it's time for a break, there's lots to do. Community service activities are plentiful, and even though there are only 610 students, there are six varsity sports teams, 13 academic honor societies and many clubs and musical groups to choose from. In the spring, students can head to downtown Macon to enjoy the cherry blossom festival.”
Wesleyan named a “College of Distinction”
Wesleyan College has been named a “College of Distinction” by Student Horizons, Inc. and is one of 300 colleges highlighted in its 2008 guidebook. Through its publication and website, the organization profiles teaching-centered colleges and universities throughout the United States that consistently excel at engaging students, fostering vibrant campus communities, and producing successful graduates. An independent committee of high school counselors and college admissions professionals selected Wesleyan for inclusion in the inaugural edition of the Colleges of Distinction Guidebook. Selection to the prestigious group is based on four distinctions, or established pillars of a solid undergraduate education: student engagement in the educational process, great teaching, vibrant learning communities, and successful outcomes. The organization examines issues that students encounter as they enter an institution, while they are on campus, and beyond. Most importantly, Colleges of Distinction examines whether students are enriched by their experiences at their institutions. Looking at the total college experience, the organization expanded upon the criteria identified by the National Survey on Student Engagement (NSSE). Other criteria areas include: selectivity rate, graduation rate, retention rate, faculty to student ratio, class size, alumni giving rate, student involvement, experimental learning opportunities, rate of employment after graduation, and rate of graduate school acceptance.
Forbes magazine places Wesleyan College in Top 100 Nationwide
Wesleyan College is among America’s Top 100 Best Colleges, according to new rankings from Forbes magazine. It is one of only two institutions from the state of Georgia to appear in the Top 100. Forbes magazine collaborated with Dr. Richard Vedder, an economist at Ohio University, and the Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP), to create their own "America's Best Colleges" list. This year marks the publication’s second annual listing; Wesleyan also appeared on the inaugural list in 2008.
The CCAP report ranked 600 undergraduate institutions based on the quality of the education they provide and how much their students achieve once they've graduated. Colleges in the report represent the top 15 percent of more than 4,000 institutions nationwide. The data compiled by CCAP show that students strongly prefer smaller schools to large universities. The median undergraduate enrollment in the top-50-ranked schools is just 2,285, and only one of the top 50 has more than 10,000 undergraduate students. CCAP's methodology attempts to put itself in a student's shoes. How good will my professors be? Will the school help me achieve notable career success? If I have to borrow to pay for college, how deeply will I go into debt? What are the chances I will graduate in four years? Are students and faculty recognized nationally, or even globally?
Forbes magazine claims Wesleyan College is
America's 15th Best College Buy
In addition to its 2009 America’s Best Colleges list, this year Forbes also released Best Value Rankings, comparing school quality to cost. Wesleyan College appears 15th in the nation among colleges and universities offering high quality education at an affordable price. According to the magazine’s editors, “We essentially computed a ranking that took account not only of quality (as indicated by the main ranking of 600 schools) but also costs. Where does a student get the most "bang for the buck?" To produce the ranking, CCAP divided each school's overall quality score by its average net (after allowance for scholarship grants) tuition rate from the 2003-2004 to 2006-2007 academic years.
Wesleyan Receives Presidential Honor Roll
for Distinguished Community Service
Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) named Wesleyan College to the 2008 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to disadvantaged youth. Wesleyan was one of 83 schools nationally, and the only school from Georgia, to receive the Honor Roll with Distinction Award. This year’s 2008 Honor Roll is the third annual list for the new community service recognition program. Wesleyan College also was named to the 2006 and 2007 Honor Rolls. Launched in 2006, the Community Service Honor Roll is the highest federal recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to service-learning and civic engagement. Honorees for the award were chosen based on a series of selection factors including scope and innovativeness of service projects, percentage of student participation in service activities, incentives for service, and the extent to which the school offers academic service-learning courses.
The Washington Monthly 2010 College Rankings
Wesleyan College ranks as one of the nation’s Top 50 liberal arts colleges in the fifth annual Washington Monthly College Rankings. The special issue highlights national institutions known for academic excellence and ranks the institutions based on indicators of ability to produce future leaders. The aim of the publication is to rank and promote colleges “which are good for the country.” According to the publication, Wesleyan is one of the nation’s 50 best liberal arts colleges designed to not only teach young people well but also produce students who are working to create a better world. Three areas—research, service, and social mobility—establish Washington Monthly’s selected institutions as leaders, unlike any other nationally published college ranking guide. The editors of the magazine claim to offer a completely different college ranking guide designed to inspire schools to aim for higher and more purposeful standards. “Colleges should,” according to Washington Monthly’s editors, " be engines of social mobility, they should produce the academic minds and scientific research that advance knowledge and drive economic growth, and they should develop and encourage an ethic of service." |
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