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The Princeton Review has selected Millsaps College as one of the country's best institutions for undergraduate education. The education services company features Millsaps in the 2011 edition of its annual college guide, The Best 373 Colleges.
"We are pleased to be named repeatedly to Princeton Review's 'Best' list," said Millsaps President Dr. Robert W. Pearigen. "Millsaps is a stellar academic environment provided by a nationally acclaimed and deeply caring faculty. Distinctive study abroad opportunities, meaningful community service activities, and significant pre-professional programs add further quality to the Millsaps experience, ensuring the very best in liberal arts education as preparation for life."
Only about 15 percent of America's 2,500 four-year colleges and two Canadian colleges are in the book. Robert Franek, Princeton Review's senior vice president of publishing and author of The Best 373 Colleges, said outstanding academics is the primary standard for the selection of schools for the book.
"Our choices are based on institutional data we collect about schools, our visits to schools over the years, feedback we gather from students attending the schools, and the opinions of our staff and our 28-member National College Counselor Advisory Board," he said. "We also work to keep a wide representation of colleges in the book by region, size, selectivity and character."
In its profile about Millsaps The Princeton Review notes that points of pride for the College include a broad core curriculum, a strong interdisciplinary writing program, a five-year MBA program, highly respected pre-professional programs in law and medicine, and a strong emphasis on study abroad.
The Princeton Review quotes extensively from Millsaps students surveyed for the book. Among the students' comments on the college: "'Professors are extremely impressive with their knowledge and abilities' and their dedication to their students. Small class size ensures individual attention. For those who need an extra hand, Millsaps offers 'great academic resources such as the writing center; subject tutors; and numerous opportunities to broaden our horizons through forums, concerts, enrichment programs, and speakers.'"
The Princeton Review ranked Millsaps in the top 20 in the "class discussions are encouraged" category. "It is the dynamic interaction between passionate faculty and engaged students that is at the heart of our enterprise," said Dr. David C. Davis, dean of the College.
The Princeton Review also placed Millsaps in the top 20 "lots of race/class interaction" category. With a student body that consists of 20 percent students from multi-cultural backgrounds, Millsaps provides a rich environment for cross-cultural interaction.
Earlier this year, The Princeton Review selected Millsaps as one of the nation's 50 "Best Value" private colleges and universities.
Millsaps, one of a few liberal arts colleges to host a chapter of the prestigious honorary society Phi Beta Kappa and achieve accreditation for its business school from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, has also been recognized for its community service programs, 4,000-acre biocultural reserve in Yucatan, and history of Rhodes Scholars and student athletes who receive academic accolades.
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