U.S. News & World Report

America's Best Colleges 2007

Antioch College is ranked #5 this year in the U.S News and World Report's America's Best Colleges 2007 in the category of "Highest Proportion of Classes Under 20". This indicator demonstrates the close personal attention that students receive from faculty. 92% of Antioch College's classes are under 20 students.

Additionally, this year Antioch College has been recognized in four categories in the topic Academic Programs—Programs to Look For - programs that U.S. News has identified that "lead to student success." The four categories are Internships/Co-ops, Learning communities, Study abroad, and Service learning.

From the U.S. News' website:

Academic Programs—Programs to Look For

This is the fifth consecutive year that U.S. News is publishing a list of schools with outstanding examples of academic programs that are believed to lead to student success. With the help of education experts, including staff members of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, we identified eight such types of programs. We then invited college presidents, chief academic officers, deans of students, and deans of admissions from over 1,300 schools to nominate up to 10 institutions with stellar examples of each program type. Colleges and universities that were mentioned most often are listed here, in alphabetical order.

Internships/Co-ops
Schools voted into this category require or encourage students to apply what they're learning in the classroom out in the real world--through closely supervised internships or practicums, or through cooperative education, in which a period of study typically alternates with one of work.

Learning communities
Students typically take two or more linked courses as a group and get to know one another and their professors especially well. The idea is to keep the discussions going after class ends.

Study abroad
These programs involve substantial academic work--a year or a semester or an intensive experience equal to a course--and considerable interaction between the student and the culture.

Service learning
In service-learning programs, volunteering in the community is an instructional strategy--and a requirement of a student's coursework. The service relates to what happens in class and vice versa.

Academic Programs—Programs to Look For

U.S. News and World Report - America's Best Colleges 2007 - Antioch At A Glance