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Wabash ranked among the top-17 schools in the nation in eight categories and earned an academic rating of 89 by The Princeton Review.
Wabash, a private liberal arts college for men, ranked in the top-16 in three academic categories: fifth in "Professors get high marks;" eighth in "Students never stop studying;" and 16th in "Professors make themselves available."
Perhaps most pleasing to Wabash officials was Wabash’s 17th place ranking in the category "Happy students."
"I’m always pleased to learn from students that they are happy and productive at Wabash," said Dean of Students Thomas Bambrey. "This is strong testimony that our student-centered culture is meeting their needs."
Extracurricular activities also got high marks in the annual survey of college students conducted by The Princeton Review. Wabash ranked sixth in "Everyone plays intramural sports" and 17th in "Great college newspaper."
Wabash ranked fourth nationally in the category "School runs like butter," a nod to administrative efficiency.
The Princeton Review is one of the only college ranking services that asks actual college students their opinions. The 70-question surveys are compiled to develop the rankings, which The Princeton Review uses to give prospective college students and their parents snapshots of what students think of their schools. The Review also utilizes hard statistical data in ranking the 345 best colleges.
The theme of Wabash’s Princeton Review rankings—good teaching, academic rigor, competitive sports, and happy students—is echoed in the 2001 National Survey of Student Engagement. In the NSSE survey, conducted by the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Education, Wabash set national benchmarks (out of 470 schools) in the "level of academic challenge" and "student interaction with faculty."
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