The Princeton Review Rates HSU "Best in the West" University
The prestigious academic publication The Princeton Review released its ratings of top colleges and universities in the United States. HSU was cited as a "Best in the West" university for 2009, one of 120 in the western United States, 630 in the nation, and one of only 21 so honored in the state of Texas. These institutions represent only about 25% of the nation's 2,500 four-year colleges and universities.
In their annual survey, The Princeton Review asks 110,000 students nation-wide to rate their schools and report on their campus experiences. The 70 question survey includes topics such as academics/administration, life at the school, their fellow students, and themselves.
Dr. Bill Ellis, Provost of Hardin-Simmons University, expressed pleasure with the rating, "This recognition from The Princeton Review is revealing, because it is an opportunity for our students to rate us. It gives prospective students and their families a much better tool than those rankings that rely primarily on questionable criteria and ratings from other institutions to evaluate the true quality of the educational experience. We're very pleased that our students continue to tell the world that they are receiving an exceptional education from Hardin-Simmons University."
The Princeton Review divided the country into four regions and identified 630 colleges they feel stand out as academically excellent institutions of higher learning. Their listing is "fueled by a desire to raise awareness of academically excellent colleges with students looking to study within a specific geographic area." Many of the schools are nationally known, but other may be less familiar to the students the publication targets. According to The Princeton Review press release, "Each college we chose this year had to meet two criteria. First, they had to meet our standards for academic excellence within their region. And second, we had to be able to survey their students anonymously, either through an on-line survey, a paper survey, or an on-campus visit."
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