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What others say about Hollins

 

Cool Colleges 101 Hollins is included in Peterson’s Cool Colleges 101, a new undergraduate guide featuring profiles of "cool" colleges across the United States and abroad.

"Hollins is a quiet campus for the serious student," Peterson’s says in its 2011 review of Hollins. "Comfortable dorms, a lively and engaged Student Government Association, and many clubs and traditions make Hollins a place where lifelong friendships begin."
The Princeton Review's Guide to 311 Green Colleges Hollins Featured in "The Princeton Review's Guide to 311 Green Colleges"

Hollins is one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S. and Canada, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company selected Hollins for inclusion in the just-released second annual edition of The Princeton Review's Guide to 311 Green Colleges: 2011 Edition. Created in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), The Princeton Review's Guide to 311 Green Colleges profiles institutions of higher education that demonstrate a notable commitment to sustainability in their academic offerings, campus infrastructure, activities, and career preparation. The Princeton Review chose the schools for this guide based on a survey of administrators at hundreds of colleges that the company polled in 2010 about their school's sustainability initiatives.
The Chronicle of Higher Education Hollins Among Top Ten Nationally in Alumnae Fundraising Support for Second Consecutive Year

For the second year in a row, Hollins has been named one of the ten "Top Institutions in Alumni Support Per Student" by the Council for Aid to Education, a national nonprofit organization focused on improving quality and access in higher education.

The rankings are reported in the August 26, 2011 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Forbes

Forbes ranks Hollins among the top 250 of "America's Best Colleges."

Hollins University is ranked number 237 in Forbes magazine's annual list of America's best colleges (for 2011). The rankings are put together by Forbes and the Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP).

Forbes
Princeton Review

Hollins University was named a "Best in the Southeast" College and featured among "The Best 376 Colleges" by The Princeton Review

Hollins is one of 135 colleges and universities The Princeton Review recommends in the "Best in the Southeast" section of its Web site feature, "2012 Best Colleges: Region by Region." The 12-state Southeast Region includes colleges in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Hollins is also featured in the 2012 edition of The Princeton Review’s annual college guide, The Best 376 Colleges. Only about 15% of the country’s 2,500 four-year colleges are in the book, which includes profiles based on surveys completed by students. In their responses, Hollins students stated the university offers "an intimate atmosphere" that "feels like a community or family, not an institution." They added that "a Hollins education is inspiring and nothing short of life-changing."

The Princeton Review's Best 376 Colleges

Washington Monthly

Hollins is ranked #119 among the Washington Monthly’s top 250 liberal arts colleges for 2011.

Schools are rated 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).

The Washington Monthly [2011]
Fiske Guide to Colleges

The 2012 Fiske Guide to Colleges features Hollins among the small colleges and universities strong in the following fields: art or design, film/television, and dance.

According to Fiske, "Academics are a top priority at Hollins….Students leave with confidence, critical thinking skills, and intellectual depth, thanks to a solid grounding in the liberal arts."

The Fiske Guide to Colleges
NSSE

The NSSE is designed to obtain information from students about the nature of the undergraduate experience. Specifically, it measures the extent to which students engage in effective education practices that are empirically linked with learning, personal development and other desired outcomes such as student satisfaction, persistence, and graduation.

Here are some highlights from the 2006 survey:

  • There is more student-faculty interaction going on at Hollins, especially among faculty and first-year students than their peers.
  • Hollins students report having significantly more enriching educational experiences than their peers, especially seniors.

Click here to read more highlights. (PDF)

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
US News

Hollins is ranked among the best liberal arts colleges in the 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges. Also, Hollins was ranked as the 29th most popular liberal arts college in the nation, based on yield (the percentage of applicants accepted by a college who end up enrolling at that institution in the fall).

America's Best Colleges
Colleges of Distinction

"Committed to active learning, personal growth, achievement, service to society, and fulfilling work, Hollins University challenges women, nurturing them in a community with a deep sense of purpose, a strong commitment to learning, and a track record of preparing graduates who take leadership roles throughout society."

Colleges of Distinction