The book offers ratings 60 to 99 on each college’s profile in categories including financial aid, fire safety and the school’s environmental commitments.
Miami received a high academic rating, which mentioned “choice is central to the Miami experience with more than 100 major departments.”
Miami senior Teejay Fort agreed with the survey that “professors at Miami are very approachable and ready to help their students,” Fort said. “Each offer their own office hours and are also available for appointments if you are not able to meet during those times.”
Campus life at Miami received high ratings for quality of life. Students surveyed said the campus offers a “great college experience.”
“Living on campus isn’t like anything else in the world,” said junior Paul Sauter. “There are hundreds and hundreds of things to do on campus, which get us involved and sparks our interest.
“Life after college isn’t all about work and money, it’s also about life and play and Miami really brings out and satisfies both of those aspects.”
Students surveyed said that Miami is working to recruit a more diverse student body and “each student is very open to diversity and welcomes it with open arms.”
Sarah McCauley, 20, said she believes that Miami is doing a lot to incorporate different cultures in campus life.
“We have living learning communities where students live together in one dorm and learn about each other,” she said. “Language majors and other students live together with foreign students and learn about their cultures, and it helps the foreign students adjust to campus life.”
The Princeton Review also gave Miami’s admissions process a rating of 93, noting that 50 percent of incoming students at Miami had SAT scores above 1200 and that last year 92 percent of incoming students had volunteered in their communities during high school.
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