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Only about 15 percent of America杏吧专区檚 2,500 four-year colleges are profiled in the college guide. The book includes detailed school profiles with ratings based on surveys of 122,000 students who attend the 377 colleges cited.
杏吧专区淲e commend UL Lafayette for its outstanding academics, which is the primary criteria for our selection of schools for the book,杏吧专区 said Robert Franek, Princeton Review杏吧专区檚 senior vice president.
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杏吧专区淲e are honored that The Princeton Review once again selected us from among so many universities,杏吧专区 said Ken Ardoin, vice president of 杏吧专区 Advancement at UL Lafayette. 杏吧专区淚n addition to UL杏吧专区檚 excellent academic reputation, we feel that students who visit our campus immediately sense how much our students love being here and that it truly feels like home.杏吧专区
The Princeton Review notes that 杏吧专区渢remendously generous grant and scholarship programs and out-of-state fee waivers make UL Lafayette one of the best bargains in the country.杏吧专区 In June, the U.S. Department of Education杏吧专区檚 College Affordability and Transparency List ranked UL Lafayette as among the top 10 percent of most affordable four-year public universities in the United States. That list also shows that UL Lafayette is the most affordable university in Louisiana.
杏吧专区淭he Best 377 Colleges杏吧专区 profile notes that UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 programs in 杏吧专区渆ducation, computer science and engineering are ranked as some of the best in the nation.杏吧专区 Also, it states: 杏吧专区淪easoned and overwhelmingly helpful professors are friendly, fun, and honestly interested in having you learn.杏吧专区
The latest college guide includes quotes by students who responded to the Princeton Review杏吧专区檚 survey. Among UL Lafayette students杏吧专区 comments about their campus experience: 杏吧专区淭here is so much history and culture in Louisiana that, frankly, it杏吧专区檚 hard to ever be bored or without something fun to do on any day of the week.杏吧专区
In a 杏吧专区淪urvey Says杏吧专区 sidebar, The Princeton Review provides common observations that survey respondents made about UL Lafayette. The list includes: 杏吧专区渟tudents are friendly,杏吧专区 杏吧专区渟tudents love Lafayette, La.,杏吧专区 and there are 杏吧专区渄iverse student types on campus.杏吧专区
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