Once again, Furman University has been recognized as one of the top colleges in the country where students are making a difference in the world.<\/p>\n
For the second straight year, Furman ranked ninth in The Princeton Review\u2019s<\/a> list of \u201cThe Top 25 Best Schools for Making an Impact\u201d in its \u201cBest Value Colleges\u201d guide, which includes the country\u2019s top 200 universities with the best return on investment.<\/p>\n The ranking is based on student ratings and responses to survey questions covering community service opportunities, student government, sustainability efforts and on-campus student engagement, according to The Princeton Review\u2019s website<\/a>. The ranking also considered the percentage of alumni who have reported having meaningful jobs.<\/p>\n \u201cFurman is about academic excellence through engaged learning,\u201d according to one student who replied to the publication\u2019s survey.<\/p>\n Students also said the university\u2019s faculty is \u201cvery willing to help their students\u201d and the administration is \u201creally accessible\u201d and \u201cthey work with students to solve problems and genuinely care about making Furman a better school and not just a higher-ranking institution.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOur faculty and staff work diligently to make sure Furman students have opportunities to engage in meaningful work in and out of the classroom, and to help our students build skills necessary to be successful here and after they graduate,\u201d said Furman University President Elizabeth Davis. \u201cThis ranking is an acknowledgement that Furman does this as well as any university in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n Recently, the university received the 2020 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification<\/a> for a commitment to, and activity toward, \u201cfinding ways to engage with community partners<\/a>, building on community assets and addressing a wide array of community challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n