"Most readable and informative" of all college guides.
-USA Today


For more than 20 years, this leading guide to more than 300 colleges and universities has been an indispensable source of information for college-bound students and their parents. Hip, honest and straightforward, the Fiske Guide to Colleges delivers an insider's look at the academic climates and the social and extracurricular scenes at the "best and most interesting" schools in the U.S., plus Canada and Great Britain.


Includes:
- Fiske's exclusive academic, social and quality-of-life ratings
- The 40+ schools that deliver the best education at the most reasonable costs
- Lists of each school's strongest majors and programs
- Candid tips from each school's current students
- A self-quiz to help understand which college is right for a student
- Vital information on how to apply
- "Overlap" listings to help students expand their options
- Selectivity statistics and SAT and ACT ranges
- Indexes that break down schools by price and state
- A list of schools with strong programs for learning disabled students
- Percentage of students receiving need-based financial aid
... Plus all the basics, including email addresses and university websites


Edward B. Fiske served for 17 years as Education Editor of the New York Times, during which time he realized that college-bound students and their families needed better information on which to base their educational choices. He wrote the Fiske Guide to Colleges to help them. He is also the author, with Bruce G. Hammond, of the Fiske Guide to Getting into the Right College.


The 2008 edition is fully updated and based on new surveys of thousands of students and administrators. It's the perfect tool for anxious students and their parents.


Fiske Guide to Colleges: The guide the San Francisco Chronicle called "the bible."