Barron's Compact Guide to Colleges

Based on Barron's new, full-size Profiles of American Colleges--2008, this smaller directory describes more than 500 accredited four-year colleges, giving special attention to those schools that fall within the top three categories of Barron's exclusive academic competitiveness scale. Information presented includes tuition and fees, academic programs, library facilities, campus environment, student body size and composition, mailing and e-mail addresses, and more.