One of the websites that you might want to make a favorite as you start your college search is the US News and World Report website. From this website you can research several lists and learn basic information about colleges.
Today, we are going to look at two schools from the A+ for B students list. I chose these two schools because they have a high freshman retention rate. It's important to choose a school that has a high retention rate because that shows you that students went there and loved it. If students got in and then wanted to transfer out, that is a red flag that you probably wouldn't enjoy the school.
Gonzaga University has a 95% freshman retention rate. It is a small school with an enrollment of 4,906 students in Spokane, Washington. Ninety-five percent of the students receive financial aid (that's also a great statistic!) The average GPA is a 3.73 and the average SAT score is 1200. Gonzaga has a very prestigious law school with several Supreme Court judges learning from it's classrooms. If you are an athlete approximately sixty percent of the student body participates in intramurals. Gonzaga has a very strong Division I basketball team. The most popular majors at Gonzaga are business, engineering, psychology, journalism, communications, and law. The Gonzaga University website is www.gonzaga.edu. HERE is a link to some videos to tell you about the school.
Loyola Marymount is a school that is close to home and has a 90% freshman retention rate. The average GPA is a 3.76 and the average SAT score is 1800. The most popular majors are business, visual and performing arts, speech, and English. They have a school for film and television (ranked 9th in the nation), law, engineering (ranked 22nd), and much more. HERE is a link to a video library to tell you more.
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