Every year Princeton Review releases a set of rankings that colleges trumpet (“One of the Top Schools in the Country!”) or down play (“Rankings, schmankings”). Here is a quick look at which Division III schools cracked the lists related to sports. I wouldn’t take them too seriously after seeing who made the list of places where intercollegiate sports is supposedly unpopular. But they might help people pass the time through a slow off season.
- Students pack the stadiums
1. University of Florida
14. Wabash College
- Best athletic facilities
1. University of Maryland
3. Wabash College
20. St. Lawrence University
- Intercollegiate sports unpopular or nonexistent
1. Eugene Lang College (NY)
14. University of Chicago
15. NYU
16. SUNY-Purchase
17. Harvey Mudd College (part of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps athletics)
20. Emerson College
Note: Originally I had shown St. John’s (MN) on this list. The website says St. John’s (NM). I’m not sure if I read it wrong or the site had the letters of the state transposed and fixed it. I assume its the former and I apologize for my mistake. I still question the credence of this list given the inclusion of NYU.
- Jock Schools
1. Clemson University
3. Wabash College
Incidentally Wabash was also ranked #3 in best career/job placement services behind Northeastern (MA) and Claremont McKenna (CA). You can look at the all the rankings, including those not related to sports here.