Year after year, Grove City College is ranked among some of the best colleges and universities in the nation. Here are just a few of the accolades:
The Princeton Review's "America's Best Value Colleges"
According to The Princeton Review, Grove City College is one of the nation’s best value undergraduate institutions. The New York-based education services company has called Grove City “A Best Value College.” The guide profiles colleges with excellent academics and relatively low costs. It includes public and private colleges all across the country. The Princeton Review chose the colleges based on data the company obtained from administrators and from student surveys.
View and print PDFs: 2009, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Young America's Foundation "Top Ten Conservative College"
The Young America’s Foundation has listed Grove City as “Top Ten Conservative College” for the second year. The Young America’s Foundation has again recommended Grove City College as one of its Top Ten Conservative Colleges in the country. This is the second time the Foundation has constructed such as list, which seeks to rank the overall experience that colleges offer. The Young America’s Foundation presents its list of 10 institutions that offer a holistic conservative experience for students.
View and print PDFs: 2008, 2005, 2004
Free Congress Foundation "Excellent American College"
Grove City College is one of 10 colleges and universities lauded as an “Excellent American College” by the Free Congress Foundation.
View and print PDF: 2008
U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges"
Grove City is listed as one of the Best Liberal Arts Colleges.
View and print PDFs: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
Intercollegiate Studies Institute "All-American College"
Grove City has been chosen as one of 50 “All-American Colleges” by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. ISI highly recommends the College as a school with programs tied to the “core values of the American founding and the vibrant intellectual traditions of the West.” Grove City’s commitment to exposing its students to Western
civilization and its strong humanities core and general education requirements distinguish it from other liberal arts colleges, according to ISI. The institute reviewed hundreds of schools before making its recommendations.
View and print PDF: 2007
Intercollegiate Studies Institute "Civic Literacy"
Grove City College is ranked fourth in the nation for increasing students’ knowledge of American history and institutions, according to a recent Intercollegiate Studies Institute study. It is the first and largest study of its kind, according to the ISI. The study identifies the lack of knowledge most college students have about American history, government and politics and ranks colleges and universities according to strength of coursework, learning and civic involvement. The researchers asked more than 14,000 randomly selected college freshmen and seniors at 50 colleges and universities across the country 60 multiple-choice questions aimed at measuring their knowledge in four subject areas: American history, government, America and the world, and the market economy.
View and print PDF: 2006
Barron's Guide to the Best Buys in College Education
Barron’s Educational Series has called Grove City College a “Best Buy” in recognition of the College’s quality education and affordable price.
View and print PDF: 2006
Barron's Guide to the Most Competitive Colleges
Grove City College has been listed as one of the 65 Most Competitive Colleges and Universities, listed alphabetically between Georgetown and Harvard.
View and print PDFs: 2003
Kaplan Guidance Counselor Survey "Hidden Treasure"
Kaplan Publishing’s most recent National Survey of High School Guidance Counselors listed Grove City College as a top school in three areas: schools that are hidden treasures; schools that offer the best value for the tuition dollar; and schools with popular drug-free and alcohol-free activities for students. The survey named 59 institutions from among thousands of schools in the “Best Value” category by weighing their cost against the quality of education.
View and print PDFs: 2004, 2003, 2001
Men's Fitness Magazine "Fittest College"
Grove City College has been named the No. 7 fittest college in the nation for 2006 by Men's Fitness Magazine. The magazine used the College's No. 7 ranking on the “Everyone Plays Intramural Sports” list from the 2006 Princeton Review as part of its criteria to choose the College. Of Grove City’s 2,450 students, 1,600 to 1,800 participate in eight club sports teams and more than 30 intramural sports programs. Over the past several years, the College has expanded and updated its fitness and athletic facilities, most recently installing turf, an all-weather track and lights at Thorn Field to encourage more students to use the facilities.
View and print PDF: 2006
