News Story
October 03, 2016
La Roche College Named A Best Northeastern College by The Princeton Review for 11th Consecutive Year
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 3, 2016 – According to The Princeton Review, La Roche University ranks among the nation’s best colleges.
The Princeton Review, a nationally renowned education services company, lists La Roche in the Best in the Northeast section of its 2017 Best Colleges: Region by Region website feature. For 11 consecutive years, The Princeton Review has ranked La Roche as one of the region’s best colleges for students to earn undergraduate degrees. The feature is accessible at www.princetonreview.com/bestNEcolleges.
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean Howard J. Ishiyama, Ph.D., said, “For more than 10 years, La Roche University has been consistently ranked as a Best Northeastern College by The Princeton Review. We are honored to be recognized, as it speaks to the quality of our academic programs, the caliber of our faculty and staff, and our commitment to preparing students for lifelong learning and career success.”
The Princeton Review selects best regional schools for academic excellence. Editors made their selections based on data the company collected from its survey of administrators at several hundred colleges in each region, as well as its staff visits to schools over the years and the perspectives of college counselors and advisers whose opinions the company solicits.
The company also gave careful consideration to what La Roche students reported about their campus experience in an 80-question student survey. The Princeton Review survey asks students to rate their colleges on several issues – from the accessibility of their professors to the quality of their science lab facilities – and answer questions about themselves, their fellow students and their campus life.
Earlier this year La Roche earned recognition among the nation’s Colleges of Distinction for the fifth consecutive year, being named a Pennsylvania College of Distinction and Catholic College of Distinction. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report ranked La Roche 23rd on its list of Best Regional Colleges in the North and second on its 2017 list of Regional Colleges in the North with the Most International Students.
About La Roche University: A private liberal arts college in the North Hills of Pittsburgh, La Roche University offers more than 50 undergraduate majors, six graduate degree programs and one doctoral program, with particular strengths in education, business, criminal justice, psychology, and health and medical sciences as well as interior design and graphic design. This residential college provides a vibrant campus community for more than 1,500 men and women enjoying 30-plus student organizations and an exciting NCAA Div. III athletics program. Founded by the Sisters of Divine Providence in 1963, La Roche University embraces its Catholic heritage while welcoming people of all faiths and backgrounds. With a legacy of social justice and a commitment to international exchange, La Roche University educates students to be lifelong learners and achievers in an increasingly diverse and global society.
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