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The Princeton Review's Guide to 322 Green Colleges Hollins Featured in "The Princeton Review's Guide to 322 Green Colleges"

Hollins is among the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges, according to the third annual edition of The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges, released April 17. The Guide to 322 Green Colleges praises Hollins for developing a strategic plan for carbon neutrality, composting food waste, and installing energy meters in academic buildings and residence halls to monitor energy use, but devotes its biggest acclaim to the "talented students [who] are the heart of Hollins University’s commitment to sustainability….[T]he achievements of students themselves will blow you away."

The guide salutes Hollins students for their assistance in installing solar panels at the Dana Science Building, carrying out carbon reduction projects on campus, designing a wetland restoration project, and developing a native plant database for landscaping purposes. And, the Hollins Community Garden "testifies to the commitment of the gifted students of Hollins to a sustainable world."
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 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 300 of "America's Top Colleges."

Hollins University is ranked number 277 in Forbes magazine's annual list of America's best colleges (for 2012). The rankings are compiled 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 377 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, "2013 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 2013 edition of The Princeton Review’s annual college guide, The Best 377 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." More »

The Princeton Review's Best 377 Colleges

Washington Monthly

Hollins is ranked #35 among the Washington Monthly’s top 254 liberal arts colleges for 2012.

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 [2012]
Fiske Guide to Colleges

The 2013 Fiske Guide to Colleges features Hollins among the small colleges and universities strong in the following fields: art or design, film/television, and dance.

Hollins University is among "the best and most interesting colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain" according to the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2013. Compiled by former New York Times education editor Edward B. Fiske, the guide is described as "a selective, subjective, and systematic look at 300-plus colleges and universities." Hollins is featured in the following categories: "Small Colleges and Universities Strong in Art or Design," "Small Colleges Strong in Film/Television," and "Small Colleges and Universities Strong in Dance."

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

U.S. News & World Report Ranks Hollins Among the Nation’s Most Connected Colleges
Hollins is listed as one of the top 200 schools in the nation and one of the top ten schools in Virginia offering advanced Internet connections and online resources. According to U.S. News, "Access to high speed Internet for both academic and personal use is crucial for today's college students. Factors considered in the Most Connected Colleges ranking include the percentage of housing units with free Wi-Fi, the highest Internet bandwidth available to undergraduates on campus, and the ability for students to perform online tasks such as submitting tuition payments through a centralized system."
Colleges of Distinction

294 colleges and universities representing 42 states and two countries, United States and Canada, are honored as Colleges of Distinction for the 2012-2013 school year. "These schools are among the very best in North America. Each school goes above and beyond the Four Distinctions that really make an undergraduate education: Great Students, Engaged Teaching, Vibrant Communities, and Successful Outcomes."

Colleges of Distinction