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Augsburg named a "Best in the Midwest" college by The Princeton Review

Augsburg College is one of the best colleges in the Midwest, according to The Princeton Review.

Augsburg is one of the 152 institutions located in the states of Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin to be named to the list. The full list of schools was posted on princetonreview.com on Aug. 2.

Regional best colleges are selected by The Princeton Review primarily because of the quality of academic programs. About 25 percent of the nation’s 2,500 four-year colleges are named the regional best institutions. The schools on the lists are not ranked. Continue reading “Augsburg named a "Best in the Midwest" college by The Princeton Review”

Augsburg again among the 'Best in the Midwest'

Thanks in part to Augsburg students, the college once again is named as one of 159 “Best in the Midwest” colleges on The Princeton Review’s web site feature “2009 Best Colleges: Region by Region.”

The annual ranking considers institutional data collected by The Princeton Review, their visits to schools, and the opinions of high-school counselors. In addition, says Robert Franek, vice president for publishing, “We also take into account what each school’s customers — their students — report to us about their campus experiences at their schools on our 80-question student survey.”

What Auggie undergrads told The Princeton Review about their professors, for example, is that they “deserve a great deal of credit for creating an inviting, positive, thinking environment,” and for making the student experience feel “very personal.” Students also reported that “one of the greatest strengths of Augsburg is that it offers internships and study abroad classes to every student.” Continue reading “Augsburg again among the 'Best in the Midwest'”