What Others Are Saying About Allegheny
Endorsements and Accolades from the Country’s Leading Guidebooks and Rankings
”[Allegheny] has a long and distinguished record of producing not only future scientists and scholars, but business leaders as well… it is a first-rate place.”
1 of 40 Colleges That Change Lives by Loren Pope
U.S. News & World Report America’s Best Colleges 2012 ranks Allegheny in the top 100 national liberal arts colleges. Allegheny is also recognized as an “Up-and-Comer,” identified by peer schools as having recently made, according to U.S. News, “the most promising and innovative changes in the areas of academics, faculty, student life, campus, or facilities.”
“Allegheny College boasts a rich history of academic excellence in an intimate setting, augmented by an emphasis on extracurricular experiences designed to produce well-rounded alumni.”
Fiske Guide to Colleges 2012 “Best and Most Interesting Colleges in the United States”
The Princeton Review Best 373 Colleges (2011) reports that “pre-meds are especially drawn by [Allegheny's] success in placing graduates in better medical schools.” The student reports say Allegheny’s major/minor requirement “pushes students to achieve more than they ever thought.”
Allegheny is included among the 100 “best values” in national liberal arts colleges by Kiplinger’s, a private financial advising company.
Washington Monthly’s 2011 College Rankings: What Can Colleges Do for the Country? ranks Allegheny College in the top 100 liberal arts colleges in the nation based on contribution to the public good, based on three broad categories: Social Mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), Research (producing cutting-edge scholarship and PhDs) and Service (encouraging students to give something back to their country).
“Small classes and a low student-faculty ratio allow students to work with professors and other students in a dynamic learning environment…”
Peterson’s 440 Colleges for Top Students
Featured in Harvard Schmarvard: Getting Beyond the Ivy League to the College That Is Best for You by Jay Mathews, education columnist for the Washington Post
“If it sounds as if Allegheny is hard, it is. Students consider themselves to be loaded up with work, and they are okay with it, in part because they have such strong feelings about the professors with whom they work.”
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“Students report that ‘all you have to do is have your eyes open and you’ll find something that interests you.’”
The Princeton Review’s Colleges with a Conscience: 81 Schools with Outstanding Community Involvement
In The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges 2012, students report that “Academics are the reason that everyone comes [to Allegheny].”
Forbes places Allegheny among “America’s Top Colleges,” in rankings prepared for Forbes by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. Forbes’ annual rankings focus on quality of teaching, graduation rates, low levels of debt and graduates’ career prospects.
“Allegheny’s strong commitment to character development and the strength of these programs make it a model for colleges and universities nationwide.”
The Templeton Guide: Colleges That Encourage Character Development
Allegheny is again highlighted in the Princeton Review’s Green Colleges, receiving a 96 out of 99 score in recognition of our environmentally friendly policies and practices as well as our academic offerings.
