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Misericordia University
The Princeton Review Recommends Misericordia University DALLAS, PA — Misericordia University has been named one of the best colleges and universities in the northeast, according to The Princeton Review. The New York City-based education services company selected Misericordia as one of 212 institutions it recommends in its “Best in the Northeast’’ section of its PrincetonReview.com feature “2009 Best Colleges Region by Region.’’ The Princeton Review describes Misericordia University has having a small student body that translates into “personal’’ attention in which “teachers are always available for students’’ and “are always willing to help you out in and out of the classroom.’’ The students surveyed also stated that MU students are “serious about their studies’’ as academics are “very high level and all the instructors help you to think above and beyond what is in the books.’’ MU “has very good health major programs’’ and students in nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology and medical imaging “are known to have great graduation rates” and good prospects for “jobs after graduation.’’ The university also “has a great reputation in the field of education’’ and “the best communications department in the area.’’ According to one undergraduate student quoted by The Princeton Review, “It’s been hard work, but I know I’m getting a good education and a reputable degree.’’ The Princeton Review included the colleges and universities in its fifth edition, “The Best Northeastern Colleges — 2009 Edition,’’ after compiling data and numerical scores that were derived from institutional data and student survey data. The 80-question survey asked students to rate their schools in several categories — from the accessibility of their professors to quality of the campus food — and answer questions about themselves, their fellow students and campus life. Comments from surveyed students pepper the book’s narrative profiles of the colleges. Some of the student comments in the profile on Misericordia University say: Students tell us there’s “always something taking place on campus. Student activities brings in musicians, comedians, bands and game shows for students.’’ MU sporting events are well supported, as are intramurals. “Almost 75 percent of students participate in sports and the other 25 percent did in high school.” MU’s profile also states that its small campus means students tend to know each other “not just by face but by name, and they all seem to get along with each other.’’ “The Best Northeastern Colleges — 2009 Edition’’ includes schools in the District of Columbia and 11 states, including Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. The Princeton Review is a New York-based company known for its test preparation, education and college admission services. For more information about The Princeton Review, please log on to www.PrincetonReview.com. “We commend all of the schools we name this year as our regional best colleges primarily for their excellent academic programs,’’ said Robert Franek, Princeton Review’s vice president of publishing. “We selected them based on institutional data we collected from several hundred schools in each region, our visits to schools over the years and the opinions of independent and high school-based college advisors whose recommendations we invite. “We also take into account what each school’s customers — their students — report to us about their campus experiences. Finally, we work to have our annual roster of regional best colleges present a range of institutions in each region that varies by size, selectivity, character and locale,’’ Mr. Franek added. Misericordia is also ranked in the Best Universities, Master’s North, classification of U.S. News & World Report’s 2007-08 America’s Best Colleges. MU also does well in the prestigious National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), which surveys freshmen and seniors regarding important measures of quality undergraduate education. It determines how engaged students are in specific activities, such as applying theories or concepts to practical problems, participating in internships or participating in a community-based project as part of course work. More than 528 colleges participated in the most recent NSSE. Misericordia scored in the top 10 percent of all NSSE schools nationally in providing a supportive campus environment and 97 percent of Misericordia’s first-year students rated their overall experience as good or excellent.
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