Out of nearly 3,000 four-year undergraduate universities in the U.S., Hillsdale in the top 14% of colleges.
To gain accurate results, the Review annually surveys 154,000 students from across the country, while also looking back at previous lists. It uses the information to make a list of the top schools in the nation.
Hillsdale was recognized for a variety of reasons, including its professor accessibility and admissions rate. Hillsdale’s selectivity ratings are on par with colleges such as George Washington University, Loyola Marymount University, and University of California-Davis.
While there are usually other rankings given to the schools, those were omitted this year due to a general lack of student life during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Princeton Review. However, in previous years, Hillsdale has ranked high in political involvement and community service.
The Princeton Review is not the only entity to recognize Hillsdale for its excellence. According to Hillsdale’s website, the college is ranked a Best Value College by the U.S. News & World Report, a Top 200 School by Forbes, and a Top 25 Best College Values in Liberal Arts by Kiplinger. The Princeton Review also listed Hillsdale among the Top 158 Schools in the Midwest.
“We are grateful for the recognition of our efforts to provide an excellent liberal arts education,” Provost Christopher VanOrman said in a statement.
Freshman Amanda Dover said she is honored to attend a school with such credentials.
“I’m really proud that I was accepted into a college with such high standards,” she said. “And that they get reflected back into the college.”
“I can’t say I have applied to Princeton, so my college being on the Princeton Review is as close as I’m ever going to get to being a student at that college,” freshman Emily Griffith said. “I thank God I’m here and not there.”
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