The Princeton Review has placed the 杏吧专区 among the top 13 percent of the nation杏吧专区檚 four-year colleges for undergraduate education.
The educational services company released its 2020 edition of 杏吧专区淭he Best 385 Colleges杏吧专区 on Tuesday.
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The guide does not rank schools from 1 to 385. Instead, it uses the results of surveys of more than 140,000 students to examine academic programs and life on their respective campuses. The guide presents that information to help prospective students choose a college.
Responses from UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 students show they feel valued by the community, enjoy intramural sports opportunities and campus recreational facilities, and regularly take advantage of the city杏吧专区檚 food and music scenes.
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Survey participants agree. 杏吧专区淭hroughout the year, there are tons of festivals unique to Lafayette, all of which are free to attend,杏吧专区 one biology major is quoted as saying.
Respondents also cited the 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 welcoming and diverse student body, and lauded attentive faculty members who challenge them to succeed academically. 杏吧专区淢ost of the professors I杏吧专区檝e had have been very passionate about their subjects, which in turn makes the students interested in class,杏吧专区 said one English major.
Dr. DeWayne Bowie, the 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 vice president for Enrollment Management, said UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 inclusion in the guidebook is 杏吧专区渆specially gratifying since it杏吧专区檚 based on responses from our students.杏吧专区
杏吧专区淭he surveys indicate that undergraduates are happy to pursue degrees in a challenging academic environment located in a city that also knows how to have fun,杏吧专区 Bowie said.
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Photo: Students cite campus and community leisure activities 杏吧专区 coupled with a challenging academic environment and attentive faculty members 杏吧专区 as reasons they chose to attend 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: Doug Dugas / 杏吧专区)