Profiles of American Colleges

Offers information on enrollments, tuition and fees, academic programs, campus environment, available financial aid, and more. Suitable for college-bound high school students, their parents, and high school guidance counsellors, this title profiles various accredited four-year colleges in the United States.

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The latest information on enrollments, tuition and fees, academic programs, campus environment, available financial aid, and much more make the 29th edition of "Profiles of American Colleges" America's most comprehensive and authoritative source for college-bound high school students, their parents, and high school guidance counsellors. Every accredited four-year college in the United States is profiled, and an interactive CD-ROM enclosed with the directory is designed to guide students to specific schools that best suit their needs when they enter details describing their personal academic plans and aptitudes. Each of this directory's more than 1,650 college profiles gives details on: admission requirements; library and computer facilities; admissions procedures for freshmen; campus safety and security; thumbnail descriptions of faculty; requirements for a degree; athletic facilities; extracurricular activities; e-mail addresses; college fax numbers and web site; Admissions Contacts; and, more. Schools are rated according to Barron's reliable and informative competitiveness scale, which ranges from 'Non-competitive' to 'Most Competitive'.
The book's extensive tinted pages section presents a quick-reference Index of College Majors that lists all available major study programs at every school. Also profiled are excellent colleges in Canada and several other countries, as well as brief profiles of religious colleges, and American colleges based in foreign countries.