By Morris Arvoy

ALBION, Mich. – Praising Albion College as “among the most academically outstanding colleges in the nation,” The Princeton Review today named Albion one of its “Best Value Colleges.”

With its comprehensive mix of solid academics and extra-curricular offerings, Albion is listed as one of the country’s best overall bargains in private education in the 2008 edition of “America's Best Value Colleges,” published this week by Random House.

“America's Best Value Colleges” cited Albion as “one of the best overall bargains—based on cost and financial aid,” according to a press release.

Albion also is ranked fourth in the nation in “More to Do on Campus” by the Review.

“We are pleased with the affirmation of the overall value we offer to prospective students,” said David Hawsey, Albion College vice president for enrollment. “Our blend of excellent academic programs coupled with our wide-ranging on-campus opportunities for leadership, service, and outright fun—as cited by the Princeton Review's ranking as fourth in the ‘More to Do on Campus’ category—sends a clear message to prospective students and their families that there is plenty to do on this campus for those who step up to the challenge.”

“Albion offers the most in terms of outcome from our programs for the net investments families will make,” Hawsey said. “We recognize and honor potential leadership with our scholarships, but in turn, we expect a lot from our students. They should expect to be challenged during their Albion experience.”

The Princeton Review selected the colleges for this year’s book based on data collected from more than 650 schools during the 2005-2006 academic year, as well as from surveys of students attending them. The Review looked at more than 30 factors in four areas—academics, tuition, financial aid and student borrowing—to determine the list of “best values.”

“Families shopping for colleges with excellent academics, generous financial aid packages and/or relatively low costs of attendance will find outstanding choices [among these schools],” said Robert Franek, Princeton Review vice president for publishing.

Additional information:
Albion College on the Princeton Review Web site

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