Profiles of American Colleges, 2001

by Barron's Educational Series

• ISBN13: 9780764172946
• ISBN10: 0764172948
• Edition: 24th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series

Summary

Updated for the 2000-2001 school year, the new edition of Barron's world famous Profiles of American Colleges describes every accredited four-year college in all 50 states, as well as many leading schools in Canada, Mexico, and abroad. This huge directory has three components:

The Main Directory. More than 1650 schools are profiled on a state-by-state basis. Each college profile provides facts and figures on tuition and fees, admission requirements, SAT I and ACT scores of incoming freshmen, academic programs, college libraries and their facilities, housing facilities, campus safety and security accommodations, facilities for handicapped students, school-related social and athletic facilities and programs, admission office fax numbers, Website addresses, availability of descriptive videos, and much more. Each profile also rates the school's academic program, using Barron's unique scale of competitiveness that divided schools under six categories. They range from Most Competitive to Noncompetitive, with a seventh Special Classification given to major music co

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Contributors	p. v
An Explanation of the Book	p. vi
An Introduction to College
Knowing Yourself	p. 1
Finding the Right College	p. 4
Scoring High on Entrance Examinations	p. 8
Getting In	p. 11
Finding the Money	p. 15
Surviving the Freshman Year	p. 17
College Facts and Finances
Colleges at a Glance	p. 23
In-State Cost Ranges Directory	p. 46
Index of College Majors
Deciding on a Major and Career	p. 53
Index of College Majors	p. 67
A Close Look at the Colleges
College Admissions Selector	p. 227
An Explanation of the College Entries	p. 239
Profiles of American Colleges	p. 243
Religious College Profiles	p. 1570
ROTC	p. 1577
Study in Canada	p. 1583
Study Abroad	p. 1603
Study in the United States	p. 1610
Key to Abbreviations	p. 1613
Further Reading to Help Prepare for College	p. 1616
Index	p. 1617
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