Fiske Guide to Colleges 2023

by Edward Fiske

Overview

"The best college guide you can buy."—USA Today

The top college guide recommended by high school counselors, with all the information needed to find the school that's right for you.

Every college and university has a story, and no one tells those stories like former New York Times education editor Edward B. Fiske. That's why, for nearly 40 years, the Fiske Guide to Colleges has been the leading guide to 320+ four-year schools, including quotes from real students and information you won't find on college websites.

Fully updated and expanded every year, Fiske is the most authoritative source of information for college-bound students and their parents. Helpful, honest, and straightforward, the Fiske Guide to Colleges delivers an insider's look at what it's really like to be a student at the "best and most interesting" schools in the United States, plus Canada, Great Britain, and Ireland—so you can find the best fits for you.

In addition to detailed and candid stories on each school, you will find:

• A self-quiz to help you understand what you are really looking for in a college
• Lists of strong programs and popular majors at each college
• "Overlap" listings to help you expand your options
• Indexes that break down schools by state, price, and average debt
• Exclusive academic, social, and quality-of-life ratings
• All the basics, including financial aid stats and acceptance rates

Plus a special section highlighting the 20 public and private Best Buy schools—colleges that provide the best educational value

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781492665007
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	07/19/2022
Edition description:	39th Revised ed.
Pages:	864
Sales rank:	1,039,238
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.30(h) x 1.90(d)

About the Author

Edward B. Fiske is the founder and editor of the Fiske Guide to Colleges. A former Education Editor of the New York Times, Fiske is known around the world for his award-winning writing on topics ranging from trends in American higher education to school reform in Southeast Asia, New Zealand and South Africa.

The guide was established in 1982 when, covering higher education for the Times, Fiske sensed the need for a publication that would help students and parents navigate the increasingly complex college admissions scene. The guide, an annual publication, immediately became a standard part of college admissions literature and it is now the country’s best-selling college guide.

Fiske has teamed up with his wife, Helen F. Ladd, a professor at Duke University, on several major international research projects regarding the development of education in various countries. Together, they are co-editors of the Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy, the official handbook of the American Education Finance Association. Fiske’s journalistic travels have taken him to more than 60 countries on behalf of the U.S. Agency for International Development, UNESCO and the Asia Society.

Born in Philadelphia, Fiske graduated from Wesleyan University summa cum laude, and received master’s degrees in theology from Princeton Theological Seminary and in political science from Columbia University. He is a regular contributor to the International Herald-Tribune. In addition to the New York Times, his articles and book reviews have appeared in Atlantic Monthly, Chronicle of Higher Education, Los Angeles Times, and other national publications.

A resident of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Fiske serves on a number of boards of non-profit organizations working for access to college and international understanding. He is also a founding member of the board of the Central Park School for Children, a charter school in Durham.

Table of Contents

Index by State and Country ix

Index by Price xii

Index by Average Debt xv

The Best Buys of 2023 xviii

Introduction xix

Fiske Guide to Colleges-And How to Use It xix

What Is the Fiske Guide to Colleges? xix

How the Colleges Were Selected xx

How the Fiske Guide Was Compiled xx

The Format xxi

Best Buys xxi

Statistics xxi

Fiske Guide Policy Regarding Test Score Ranges xxii

College Costs xxiii

Financial Aid xxiv

Student Loans and Average Debt Rating xxv

Ratings xxv

Overlaps xxvii

If You Apply To xxvii

Moving Forward xxvii

Sizing Yourself Up xxviii

Develop Your Criteria xxviii

Keep an Open Mind xxix

Fiske's Sizing-Yourself-Up Survey xxix

A Guide for Preprofessionals xxxiii

Architecture xxxiii

Art/Design xxxiii

Business xxxiv

Communications/Journalism xxxv

Engineering xxxv

Film/Television xxxvi

Performing Arts-Dance xxxvi

Performing Arts-Drama xxxvi

Performing Arts-Music xxxvii

Environmental Studies/Science xxxvii

International Studies xxxviii

Learning Disabilities xxxviii

SAT and ACT Optional Schools xxxix

A Note to the Reader xlii

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Index 812

Acknowledgments 815

Fiske Guide to Colleges Staff 815

Editorial Advisory Group 816

College Counselors Advisory Group 816

About the Authors 817