ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (08/08/2011)(readMedia)-- For the ninth year, Flagler College has been included in the Princeton Review's annual college guide, "Best 376 Colleges – 2012 Edition."
Flagler was also ranked as 17th on a list for Best College Radio Station, and 19th for Most Beautiful Campus. The Princeton Review ranks the top 20 colleges in these and 60 other categories in its guidebook. The categories are based on 122,000 student survey responses.
The Princeton Review is an education services company known for its test-prep courses, classes, tutoring, books, and other student resources. Annually published since 1992, "The Best 376 Colleges" is one of more than 150 Princeton Review books published by Random House.
The company reviews and collects data on more than 2,000 schools each year before publishing the college guide. Flagler has been included in the guide since the 2004.
Flagler College is an independent, four-year, comprehensive baccalaureate college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 24 majors, 29 minors and two pre-professional programs, the largest majors being business, education and communication. Small by intent, Flagler College has an enrollment of about 2,600 students, as well as a satellite campus at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla. U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review regularly feature Flagler as a college that offers quality education at a relatively low cost; tuition is $22,500, including room and board. A relatively young institution (founded in 1968), Flagler College is also noted for the historic beauty of its campus. The main building is Ponce de Leon Hall, built in 1887 as a luxury resort by Henry Flagler, who co-founded the Standard Oil Company with John D. Rockefeller. For more on Flagler College, visit www.flagler.edu.