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The 杏吧专区 is among the top 19 percent of the nation杏吧专区檚 four-year colleges for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review.

Editors of the guidebook for prospective college students examined more than 2,000 public and private colleges and universities in the U.S. to compile its 2021 edition of 杏吧专区淭he Best 386 Colleges.杏吧专区

The guide does not rank schools from 1 to 386. It evaluated academic programs and life on college campuses based on results of surveys of more than 143,000 students. Profiles of each school are also included.

"Since 1992, our goal in publishing college rankings 杏吧专区 and our ongoing mission at The Princeton Review 杏吧专区 is to help students find, get accepted to, and thrive at the colleges best for them,杏吧专区 said Robert Franek, the guidebook杏吧专区檚 editor-in-chief.

Dr. DeWayne Bowie, UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 vice president for Enrollment Management, said the resource is 杏吧专区渆specially valuable for people making decisions about where to attend college because the information is provided by students.杏吧专区

杏吧专区淭heir assessments give prospective students advice from a distinctive group of voices 杏吧专区 others who recently faced similar choices in determining where to enroll,杏吧专区 Bowie said.

Survey respondents cited academic offerings and diligent faculty members, and the quality of campus and community life among reasons they chose UL Lafayette.

The importance the 杏吧专区 places on community service, extracurricular activities, inclusion and diversity, and access to cultural events such as Festival Acadiens et Cr茅oles and Festival International de Louisiane were also key considerations.

The Princeton Review is an educational services company known for its tutoring, test-prep courses, books, and other student resources. It is not affiliated with Princeton 杏吧专区.

This is the 29th edition of its 杏吧专区淏est Colleges杏吧专区 guide.

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Photo caption: Students cited academic offerings, diligent professors, and campus and community life among reasons they enrolled at UL Lafayette, according to The Princeton Review's 2020 edition of 杏吧专区淭he Best 385 Colleges.杏吧专区 (Photo credit: Rachel Rafati / 杏吧专区)