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The 杏吧专区 is one of the best institutions for undergraduate education in the U.S., The Princeton Review announced Monday.

UL Lafayette is featured in the 2015 edition of the annual college guide, 杏吧专区淭he Best 379 Colleges.杏吧专区

Only about 15% of America杏吧专区檚 2,500 four-year colleges and only four colleges outside the U.S. are profiled in the college guide. 

杏吧专区淭he 杏吧专区 offers outstanding academics, which is the chief reason we selected it for the book,杏吧专区 said Robert Franek, the guide's author and The Princeton Review senior vice president/publisher.

The Princeton Review does not rank universities. It surveys 130,000 students at hundreds of universities to rate their schools on several topics and report on their campus experiences at them.

In its profile, The Princeton Review noted that 杏吧专区渢remendously generous grant and scholarship programs and outstanding out-of-state fee waivers make UL Lafayette one of the best bargains in the country杏吧专区 and a student commented that the university offers 杏吧专区渟erious bang for your buck.杏吧专区

Those claims are supported by the U.S. Department of Education杏吧专区檚 most recent College Affordability and Transparency List, which ranked UL Lafayette among the top 10 percent of most affordable four-year public universities in the United States for the fourth consecutive year. That list also shows that UL Lafayette is the most affordable university in Louisiana.

Student surveys rated the 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 programs in education, computer science and engineering as 杏吧专区渟ome of the best in the nation杏吧专区 and noted that the student body is friendly, diverse and loves the local community.

杏吧专区淥f course, our students love Lafayette,杏吧专区 said Aaron Martin, director of Communications and Marketing at UL Lafayette. 杏吧专区淟ast month, it was noted as the happiest town in the nation by a Wall Street Journal report.

杏吧专区淥ur students are getting a great education at one of the most affordable American universities in the best place to live.杏吧专区

The Princeton Review杏吧专区檚 杏吧专区淏est杏吧专区 list included other universities from the state: Centenary College, Louisiana State 杏吧专区, Loyola 杏吧专区 New Orleans, Tulane 杏吧专区, 杏吧专区 of New Orleans and Xavier 杏吧专区 of Louisiana. More information about the college guide is available at .

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