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The latest information on enrollments, tuition and fees, academic programs, campus environment, available financial aid, and much more make the 29th edition of Profiles of American Colleges <\/i> America’s most comprehensive and authoritative source for college-bound high school students. Every accredited four-year college in the United States is profiled, and readers are directed to a brand-new Barron’s Web site featuring a FREE ACCESS college search engine that presents exclusive on-line information to help students match their academic plans and aptitudes with the admission requirements and academic programs of each school. The book presents profiles of more than 1,650 colleges, each profile including details on: \u2022 Admission requirements \u2022 Library and computer facilities \u2022 Admissions procedures for freshmen \u2022 Campus safety and security \u2022 Thumbnail descriptions of faculty \u2022 Requirements for a degree \u2022 Athletic facilities \u2022 Extracurricular activities \u2022 E-mail addresses \u2022 College fax numbers and web sites \u2022 Admissions Contacts \u2022 and more
Schools are rated according to Barron’s reliable competitiveness scale, which ranges from “Noncompetitive” to “Most Competitive.” The book’s tinted pages section presents an Index of College Majors <\/i> that lists all available major study programs at every school. Also profiled are excellent colleges in Canada and several other countries, as well as brief profiles of religious colleges, and American colleges based in foreign countries.<\/p>\n