Synopses & Reviews
The latest information on enrollments, tuition and fees, academic programs, campus environment, available financial aid, and much more make the 29th edition of
Profiles of American Colleges America's most comprehensive and authoritative source for college-bound high school students. Every accredited four-year college in the United States is profiled, and readers are directed to a brand-new Barron's Web site featuring a FREE ACCESS college search engine that presents exclusive on-line information to help students match their academic plans and aptitudes with the admission requirements and academic programs of each school. The book presents profiles of more than 1,650 colleges, each profile including details on:
• Admission requirements • Library and computer facilities • Admissions procedures for freshmen • Campus safety and security • Thumbnail descriptions of faculty • Requirements for a degree • Athletic facilities • Extracurricular activities • E-mail addresses • College fax numbers and web sites • Admissions Contacts • and more
Schools are rated according to Barron's reliable competitiveness scale, which ranges from "Noncompetitive" to "Most Competitive." The book's tinted pages section presents an Index of College Majors that lists all available major study programs at every school. Also profiled are excellent colleges in Canada and several other countries, as well as brief profiles of religious colleges, and American colleges based in foreign countries.
Synopsis
(back cover)
BARRON'S
PROFILES OF AMERICAN COLLEGES
29TH EDITION • WITH FREE ONLINE ACCESS
The latest information on enrollments, tuition and fees, academic programs, campus environment, available financial aid, and much more. . .
Admission requirements • Library and computer facilities Admissions procedures for freshmen • Campus safety and security Thumbnail descriptions of faculty • Requirements for a degree Athletic facilities • Extracurricular activities E-mail addresses• College fax numbers and web sites Admissions Contacts • and more
Plus FREE ACCESS to Barron's New College Search Engine
Its exclusive on-line information will help you match your academic plans and aptitudes with the admission requirements and academic programs of schools you are considering