(back cover) Updated with the latest facts, figures, and fees, and featuring attention-catching insights from recent graduates, this book gives you detailed descriptions of 85 of the most prestigious and academically challenging four-year colleges across the United States. When you open this new edition you'll find information that never appears in ordinary college directories. Here, for instance, are candid insiders' assessments of every campus environment. Here too is valuable information about nearby off-campus social and cultural facilities to enrich your college experience. Of course, you'll also find the standard "need-to-know" information as you check every school profile, such as admission requirements, academic programs, student body composition, student-teacher ratios, library and research facilities, tuitions and related expenses, sources of financial aid, and more. And to help you assess the merits of each school and estimate your own chances for acceptance, you'll want to take a close look at Barron's highly detailed Most Competitive Comparison Chart. If college is in your future, and if you have your eye on admission to any one of America's leading schools, this book is must reading. Read Less