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WIU: "Best Midwestern College" Designation

August 21, 2012

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MACOMB/MOLINE, IL -- For the ninth consecutive year, The Princeton Review has named Western Illinois University a "Best Midwestern College."

Western was one of 153 regional universities, and one of three Illinois public institutions, named a "Best Midwestern College" by The Princeton Review. The 153 colleges that The Princeton Review chose for its "Best in the Midwest" list are located in 12 states: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Collectively, the 633 colleges named "regional best(s)" comprise 25 percent of the nation's 2,500 four-year colleges, according to The Princeton Review.

"We are pleased to be recognized again this year by The Princeton Review. Our mission is to provide an outstanding education, both in and out of the classroom, and this is apparent by the feedback received by The Princeton Review from our students," said President Jack Thomas. "We will continue to work to provide the best academic programs and services to our students and to this region."

As part of the "2013 Best Colleges: Region by Region" project, The Princeton Review asks students to rate their own schools on several issues, from the accessibility of their professors to quality of the campus food, and to answer questions about themselves, their fellow students and their campus life.

WIU students reported high marks for affordability and academic programs, as well as professors who are accessible.

"Most professors I have encountered seem genuinely pleased to go out of their way to help you," said a WIU physics major.

For more information about Western Illinois University, visit wiu.edu.

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