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Princeton Review Selects Alma as 'Best in the Midwest'

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

The New York City-based education services company selected Alma College as one of 159 institutions it recommends as “Best in the Midwest” for 2009.

The Princeton Review divided the country into four regions and identified 630 colleges as academically excellent institutions of higher learning. Schools are rated on academic rigor, admissions selectivity, quality of campus life, and financial aid.

Ratings are calculated from student survey results and institutional data. The survey asks students 80 questions about their schools’ academics, administration, campus life, student body and themselves.

The 12-state Midwest region comprises Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

“This designation affirms the quality of Alma’s academic programs and the commitment by our faculty and staff to personal attention, active learning, service and leadership,” said Mike Silverthorn, director of marketing and public relations at Alma College.

Click here for more information about The Princeton Review’s regional rankings.

The Princeton Review is known for its test-prep courses, education services and books. It is not affiliated with Princeton University.

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Wright Hall, Alma’s “green” residence hall, is a modern, 60-bed apartment-style hall that features a number of environmentally friendly features, including geothermal heating and cooling, recycled-content ceiling tiles and carpeting, energy-efficient windows, rooftop solar heating panels, energy-efficient showers and washing machines, and a computerized energy monitoring system.

 

Student Profile

Carrie Gaudard

Carrie Gaudard
Graduation: 2013
Major: Integrative Physiology and Health Science

When Carrie Gaudard came to Alma College, she had one goal in mind: to get out of her hometown and see the world!

When the Mt. Pleasant senior received a Posey Global Fellowship, not only was she able to spend a month volunteering in Africa, she also got to apply her interests in integrative physiology and health science and public health in a new and unfamiliar setting.