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CSB/SJU in College Guides

We admit it: we like to brag about ourselves. All colleges do. But it feels even better when others are saying great things about us. Here's what some of the most popular college guides (see our notes on the right) say about CSB/SJU:

Make sure you also read what college counselors from around the U.S. say about CSB/SJU.
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Fiske Guide to Colleges included CSB/SJU in its 49 Best Buy Colleges in the 2012 edition of The Fiske Guide to Colleges.

"The schools' small sizes and strong sense of tradition give rise to the tight-knit community," the Fiske guide said in its review of CSB/SJU. "Together, the colleges have invested millions in facilities in recent years, including new and renovated facilities for art, music, theater and athletics; two new science centers; residential halls and a dining and conference center."

 
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As part of its 2010 college rankings, U.S. News asked higher education leaders around the country to rate colleges in a number of different categories. Here's how CSB/SJU rated:

  • CSB/SJU were included among only 39 liberal arts colleges cited as institutions that do the best job of teaching undergraduate students.
  • Among the more than 2,300 four-year colleges and universities in the country, CSB/SJU were cited with just 37 institutions for the quality of their study abroad program.
  • CSB was ranked third among eleven liberal arts colleges in the "Up-and-Coming" category. Says U.S. News, these colleges "have recently made the most promising and innovative changes in the areas of academics, faculty, student life, campus or facilities.”

 
Barrons

Barron's Best Buys includes CSB/SJU in its group of colleges that provide a first-class education at a more reasonable price.

 

 

CSB/SJU are among the top 70 liberal arts colleges in the Washington Monthly's 2011 rankings, which rates schools based on their contribution to the public good in 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).

 

Templeton

The Templeton Guide lists CSB/SJU among 100 colleges in the Templeton Honor Roll, which recognizes colleges that "exhibit a strong and inspiring campus-wide ethos that articulates the expectations of personal and civic responsibility in all dimensions of college life." Learn more at: www.collegeandcharacter.org.

 
OpenDoors

Institute of International Education (IIE) completes an annual survey of study abroad and ranks CSB/SJU in the top three bachelor's institutions nationwide for the number of students who participate in semester-long international study. Sixty percent of CSB/SJU students study overseas by the time they graduate. Learn more.

 

More about college guides

Think choosing a college is complicated? Understanding college guides can be even more complicated.

A few things to remember:

Very few college guide editors have been on the college campuses they rank, rate and review.

Many seemingly objective college guides actually require colleges to pay to participate (none of the college guides included here charge a fee).

Every guide has its own bias, even guides that appear to be very objective and data driven.

Your friends, parents, neighbors, teachers and counselors are still the best guides.

Make sure you read what college counselors (real experts) from around the U.S. say about CSB/SJU.