Bennington College in Vermont ranked No.1 in the country by The Princeton Review for having the best college dorms.
The Princeton Review recently ranked colleges based on reviews from 136,000 students at 380 top colleges. Students were asked to rate their schools on dozens of topics and report on their campus experiences. The rankings revealed earlier this month that the private college has topped the Princeton Review's list of "Best College Dorms."
The Bennington-based college also ranked highly in 12 other categories including "Best Classroom Experience" and "Best College Theater."
"Our 62 ranking lists provide students with a way to see the types of colleges that could help them achieve their future goals and dreams," Robert Franek, the guide's author and Princeton Review senior vice president, said in a statement. "Every college in our book has outstanding academics. While our purpose is not to crown one college academically 'best' overall or to rank the schools 1 to 380 on any single topic, our lists provide direct student feedback on the schools' campus culture, program offerings and cost. Our goal is to help applicants choose and get into their dream college-the college best for them."
Top 10 Schools With The Best Dorms
1. Bennington College (Bennington, Vt.)
2. Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, Miss.)
3. Skidmore College (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.)
4. Loyola University Maryland (Baltimore, Md.)
5. University of Dayton (Dayton, Ohio)
6. Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, Pa.)
7. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (Needham, Mass.)
8. Smith College (Northampton, Mass.)
9. Bowdoin College (Brunswick, Maine)
10. Scripps College (Claremont, Calif.)
View the complete Top 20 list here.
The Princeton Review has released its annual college rankings in 62 categories on its website and "The Best 380 Colleges" Guidebook. It has published these rankings since 1992 in its annual Best Colleges guide.
