The Princeton Review -- known for its college rankings based on how
students rate their schools -- releases the 2008 editions of
its annual law and business school guidebooks which also feature
rankings uniquely based on student surveys. "Best 170 Law Schools" and
"Best 290 Business Schools" each have 11 ranking lists of top 10 schools in various
categories from "Best Professors" to "Best Career Prospects."
The Princeton Review compiled the ranking lists based on its surveys
of 18,000 students attending the 170 law schools and 19,000 students
attending the 290 business schools in the books, and on school-reported
data.
Among the ranking list categories in each book and the #1 schools on them:
"Best Professors":
Law school -- Boston University
Business school -- University of Virginia
"Best Career Prospects":
Law school -- Northwestern University
Business school -- Stanford University
"Best Classroom Experience" (a new ranking category in the books):
Law school -- Loyola Marymount University
Business school -- Indiana University-Bloomington
"Toughest to Get Into" (the only ranking based solely on school data):
Law school -- Yale University
Business school -- Stanford University.
Other lists in "Best 170 Law Schools" and #1 schools on them:
"Most Welcoming of Older Students" -- City University of New York-Queens
College
"Most Competitive Students" -- Brigham Young University
"Best Quality of Life" -- Chapman University.
Other lists in "Best 290 Business Schools" and #1 schools on them:
"Greatest Opportunity for Women" -- Mercer University-Atlanta
"Most Family Friendly" -- Dartmouth College
"Best Campus Facilities" -- Penn State University.
The Princeton Review has posted the ranking lists and information on
how they are compiled at www.PrincetonReview.com where the lists can be
searched by school or by category. Additional ranking categories report
the top 10 schools with the most diverse faculties, the most
conservative / most liberal students, and the greatest opportunities
for minority students.
Said Robert Franek, VP / Publisher, Princeton Review, "We compile
ranking lists in multiple categories based on what students report to
us about their schools to help applicants decide which of these
academically outstanding schools is best for them." The schools in The
Princeton Review guidebooks are not ranked academically nor are they
ranked hierarchically in any single category.
The ranking lists are based on surveys of law and b-school students
conducted during the 2006-07, 2005-06 and 2004-05 academic years. Most
were completed online at The Princeton Review's student survey site: http://survey.review.com/.
The 80-question survey asks students about their school's academics,
student body and campus life, themselves, and their career plans.
