I don't think it's strange that they dropped off.

Very active social scene.

It doesn't stop at technology. Schools are launching capital campaigns to make sure they have the same, if not better facilities than the schools that they normally compete with.

We hope it will help college applicants and their parents decide which college is best for them.

The main factor in selection of schools for 'The Best 361 Colleges' book was our high regard for their academic programs.

New College is a very specific kind of school that offers a small, private school feel at a state college price. It is an uncommon place and could be just the right place for the right student.

A little over $40,000, when you think about both tuition, as well as room and board and student fees, is so expensive. However, the good part of that story, especially for Bates, is that average freshman aid packages total up to about $21,000 per student coming in as a first year. And again, that's not a loan that a student is forced to take out, that is grant aid given out from the university.