Forbes, Fiske college guides recognize Calvin

Calvin College is recognized among the best colleges and universities in the nation in both Forbes' annual college guide and the latest edition of Fiske Guide to Colleges.

Both guides recognize schools based upon the value they provide to their students. Forbes ranks Calvin 218th on their list of 650 schools--among the top 20 percent of all undergraduate institutions. The Forbes list is prepared by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP), a Washington D.C. think tank. Institutions are ranked based on quality of teaching, great career prospects, graduation rates and low levels of debt.

Calvin is also included in the 2012 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges, which features 315 of the best and most interesting colleges and universities in the U.S., Canada and Great Britain. Edward B. Fiske, former education editor for the New York Times, compiles the annual guide. Colleges featured in this year's guide were selected with several criteria in mind, beginning with academic quality.

For more information on the Forbes' guide, visit: www.forbes.com/top-colleges
For more information on the Fiske guide, visit: www.fiskeguide.com
 
Note: Calvin has also been included in the 2012 edition of the Princeton Review's annual college guide: "The Best 373 Colleges," and is among a select 25-percent of Midwestern schools chosen for the "Best in the Midwest" section of their website feature, "2012 Best Colleges: Region by Region."

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Received on Thu Aug 4 15:22:31 2011