OBU Named to The Princeton Review "Best in the West" list

Article Date

August 26, 2005

Oklahoma Baptist University is one of 122 schools receiving The Princeton Review's "Best in the West" designation, based on the publication's student opinion data from a total of 646 schools.

"We believe these schools uphold the standards of our 'Best Western College' distinction and provide students with a wide breadth of excellent schools to consider," said Robert Franek, publisher and editorial director for the annual publication. "The annual update of our 'Best Western College' distinction generates a surge of attention, awareness and discussion of colleges featured as the best in the nation, from both the news media and the highly coveted audience of parents and students."

OBU is one of six schools from the state of Oklahoma receiving this merit. Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma State University, Oral Roberts University, the University of Oklahoma and the University of Tulsa also made the list.

This recognition follows U.S. News & World Report ranking OBU as the top comprehensive college in Oklahoma, according to the news magazine's annual listing of "America's Best Colleges." OBU has been listed among the magazine's top 10 comprehensive colleges in the West for 14 years in a row, and for 16 of the past 17 years.

Information on The Princeton Review's "Best Colleges: Region by Region" can be found at www.princetonreview.com/college/research/regional.


The Princeton Review: Best Western Colleges

Abilene Christian University, Albertson College of Idaho, Arizona State University, Austin College, Azusa Pacific University, Baylor University, Brigham Young University (UT), California Institute of Technology, California Institute of the Arts, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, California State University-Long Beach, California Stat University-East Bay, California State University-San Bernardino, Chapman University, Claremont McKenna College, College of the Southwest, Colorado College, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, Deep Springs College, Fort Lewis College, George Fox University, Gonzaga University, Hardin-Simmons University, Harvey Mudd College, Hawaii Pacific University, Humbolt State University, Lewis & Clark College, Linfield College, Loyola Marymount University, Mills College, Montana Tech of the University of Montana, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Northwest Nazarene University, Oklahoma Baptist University, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma State University, Oral Roberts University, Oregon State University, Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU), Pacific Lutheran University, Pacific University, Pepperdine University, Pittsburg State University, Pitzer College, Pomona College, Portland State University, Prescott College, Reed College, Rice University, Saint Mary's College of California, Sam Houston State University, Santa Clara University, Scripps College, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle University, Sonoma State University, Southern Methodist University, Southern Utah University, Southwestern University, St. John's College (NM), Stanford University, Sterling College, Texas A&M University of Galveston, Texas A&M University-College Station, Texas Christian University, Texas Lutheran University, Texas State University-San Marcos, Texas Tech University, The Evergreen State College, The Master's College and Seminary, The University of Texas at Arlington, The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Tulsa, Thomas Aquinas College, Trinity University, United States Air Force Academy, University of Alaska-Fairbanks, University of Arizona, University of California-Berkeley, University of California-Davis, University of California-Los Angeles, University of California-Riverside, University of California-San Diego, University of California-Santa Barbara, University of California-Santa Cruz, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center-Downtown Denver Campus, University of Colorado-Boulder, University of Dallas, University of Denver, University of Hawaii-Manoa, University of Idaho, University of Judaism, University of Kansas, University of La Verne, University of Montana-Missoula, University of New Mexico, University of Oklahoma, University of Oregon, University of Portland, University of Puget Sound, University of Redlands, University of San Diego, University of San Francisco, University of Southern California, University of Texas at Dallas, University of the Pacific, University of Utah, University of Washington, University of Wyoming, Utah State University, Vanguard University of Southern California, Walla Walla College, Washington State University, Weber State University, Western Baptist College DBA: Corban College, Westminster College, Westmont, Whitman College, Whittier College, Willamette University.