 | While the factors that go into creating a college campus full of “happy” students may vary, one thing is for certain: some schools do a better job of it than others. According to a survey by the Princeton Review that asked 120,000 students at 368 top colleges to rate their schools, Tulane ranks No. 10 on the list of happiest students. Using student comments about Tulane gleaned from the survey, the Princeton Review had this to say: “Tulane, ‘the ultimate work hard, play hard school’ whose strong academics and laid-back approach make it the place where all the ‘cool, smart kids’ go, is a place that inspires the type of student devotion rarely found at schools that lack powerhouse sports programs. “Tulane students love exploring New Orleans, a city full of ‘art galleries and museums,’ ‘amazing’ shopping on Magazine Street, ‘family-owned restaurants in the uptown area,’ ‘touristy’ places in the French Quarter, and ‘a lot [of] different bars near campus.’ The city also boasts an ‘unparalleled music scene.’ Tulane undergrads point out that the school is ‘one of the most geographically diverse schools in the country,’ observing that ‘75 percent of the students come from more than 500 miles away.’ ‘Everyone here manages to find [his or her] own little niche.’”
Ranking lists report the top 20 colleges in more than 50 categories in the 2009 edition of the Princeton Review’s annual college guide, The Best 368 Colleges. August 1, 2008
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