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Top 10 Colleges with Highest Four-Year Graduation Rates

Friday, October 17th, 2008

Eager to get college out of the way and start your life in the real world? I don’t know why you want to rush the best four years of your life, but if you do, here are the schools with the 10 best four-year graduation rates. Not too many surprises here; these are among the best colleges in the country according to any ranking system.

10.  College of the Holy Cross (88%)

9.  Harvard University (88%)

8.  Princeton University (89%)

7. University of Notre Dame (90%)

6.  Georgetown University (90%)

5.  Carleton College (91%)

4.  Davidson College (91%)

3.  Swarthmore College (91%)

2.  Williams College (91%)

1.  St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing (92%)

CampusCompare Dishes Dirt at College Fest 2008

Monday, September 29th, 2008

The CampusCompare crew had a blast at College Fest that was held this past weekend at Hynes Convention Center in Boston. There were dozens of vendors there offering cool swag, and numerous musical acts, including Soulja Boy.

CampusCompare’s booth was swarmed by friendly college students who were ready to dish the dirt about their colleges. There are now tons of new college reviews on our site—check it out!

Our crew sent students away with cool nylon CampusCompare bags and fun stickers. Also, one lucky student won a Nintendo Wii—what a cool addition to the dorm! 

Go to CampusCompare’s fan page on Facebook to see pictures from College Fest. Were you there? We’d love to hear about your experience.

Green Campuses Make the Grade

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

The College Sustainability Report Card has been released, awarding grades to 300 colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada based on their actions and initiatives to maintain green, eco-friendly campuses. The grades are result of an independent annual survey conducted by the Cambridge, MA-based Sustainable Endowments Institute.

While no school surveyed earned an A, these 15 were at the head of the class with an A-.

Brown University
Carleton College
Columbia University
Dartmouth College
Dickinson College
Harvard University
Middlebury College 
Oberlin College 
Stanford University
University of British Columbia
University of Colorado
University of New Hampshire
University of Pennsylvania
University of Vermont
University of Washington

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