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September 12, 2024
La Roche University Named to The Princeton Review’s Best Regional Colleges for 2025/Best in the Mid-Atlantic List
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 12, 2024 – La Roche University is one of the best colleges in the Mid-Atlantic, according to The Princeton Review.
The education services company recently named La Roche to its website feature, 2025 Best Regional Colleges/Best in the Mid-Atlantic list.
The Princeton Review editors chose 631 colleges across seven regions for its 2025 Best Regional Colleges feature. The seven regions and the number of schools in each are: Mid-Atlantic (97), Midwest (151), Northeast (149), South (109), Southwest (42), West (79) and International (4). The schools comprise only about 24 percent of America’s four-year degree granting institutions.
“It is an honor for La Roche University to be recognized by The Princeton Review as a Best Regional College,” La Roche President Christina Clark, Ph.D., said. “Our ranking is more than an accolade—it is a campus-wide achievement and testament to the dedication and talents of our faculty, staff and students. La Roche remains committed to providing a transformative liberal arts education and supportive environment that empowers students for lifelong learning and to achieve success.”
The full list of the 2025 Best Regional Colleges and the company’s narrative profiles on the schools can be viewed here. The profiles have information about the schools’ academic offerings, facilities, admission requirements, campus culture, financial aid and more.
“We recommend La Roche as an excellent choice for students searching for their ‘best-fit’ college,” said Rob Franek, editor-in-chief of The Princeton Review. “We selected the schools on our 2025 Best Regional Colleges list primarily due to our high regard for their academics.”
The Princeton Review surveyed administrators at 2,000 colleges for this project, requesting information about their school’s academic programs, campus policies, student services, amenities and other topics.
“It is important to note that in our selections, we also considered what students attending the schools reported to us about their experiences at them,” Mr. Franek added.
Over the years, The Princeton Review has surveyed nearly three million college students about their colleges. The company’s student survey asks students to rate their schools on dozens of topics and report on their campus experiences at them. Comments from La Roche students surveyed by The Princeton Review are included in the company’s narrative profile. Among them are: an “academic and social community where everyone is accepted,” “I have never seen such a diverse group of students interacting so seamlessly,” and “attentive and caring.”
The 97 colleges chosen by The Princeton Review for its Best in the Mid-Atlantic list for 2025 are in five states—Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia—and Washington D.C.
The Princeton Review does not rank the schools on its Best Regional Colleges lists overall or by region. However, the company’s profiles of the schools include ratings—scores from 60 to 99—in six categories including Academics, Financial Aid and Green. The company tallies the ratings based on institutional data from its surveys of administrators. Some ratings also factor in data from its surveys of students. The Princeton Review profile of La Roche has ratings of 72 for admissions selectivity, 71 for professors accessible and 86 for financial aid.
About La Roche University: A private liberal arts university in the North Hills of Pittsburgh, La Roche University offers 68 undergraduate programs of study, seven master’s degrees and two doctoral degrees, with particular strengths in education, business, criminal justice, psychology, nursing, and health and medical sciences as well as interior architecture & design and graphic design. This residential university provides a vibrant campus community for women and men enjoying 30-plus student organizations and an exciting NCAA Div. III athletics program. Founded by the Sisters of Divine Providence in 1963, La Roche University embraces its Catholic heritage while welcoming people of all faiths and backgrounds. With a legacy of social justice and a commitment to international exchange, La Roche University educates students to be lifelong learners and achievers in an increasingly diverse and global society.
About The Princeton Review: The Princeton Review is a leading tutoring, test prep, and college admissions services company. Every year, it helps millions of college- and graduate school–bound students as well as working professionals achieve their education and career goals through its many education services and products. These include online and in-person courses delivered by a network of more than 4,000 teachers and tutors; online resources; more than 150 print and digital books published by Penguin Random House; and dozens of categories of school rankings. Founded in 1981, The Princeton Review is now in its 43rd year. The company’s Tutor.com brand, now in its 24th year, is one of the largest online tutoring services in the U.S. It comprises a community of thousands of tutors who have delivered more than 27 million tutoring sessions. The Princeton Review is headquartered in New York, NY. The Princeton Review is not affiliated with Princeton University. For more information, visit PrincetonReview.com and the company's Media Center. Follow the company on X (formerly Twitter) (@ThePrincetonRev) and Instagram (@theprincetonreview).
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