ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — St. Bonaventure University has again been named one of the nation’s “Best 385 Colleges” by The Princeton Review, and continues to climb the rankings for how well students from different backgrounds get along.
St. Bonaventure jumped to No. 5 nationally (up from No. 14 in 2019) on the “Lots of Race/Class Interaction” list, which examined how easily and frequently different types of students interacted.
“Our people have worked very hard over the last decade to make St. Bonaventure a truly welcoming environment for all students, so to see our students recognize that effort in this survey is gratifying,” said Dr. Dennis DePerro, university president. “Creating an environment where students from a wide range of backgrounds feel comfortable and respected takes vigilance on a daily basis.”
In revamping its general education curriculum, St. Bonaventure now requires freshmen to take a one-credit course examining issues of diversity in a contemporary context. The course allows students to engage in better-informed dialogue about current events and engage more actively as citizens of the modern world.
St. Bonaventure students told The Princeton Review that SBU had great career services and academic programs, classroom and lab space, and library and recreation facilities. The university, students said, has “an enormously huge heart” and provides “a well-rounded college experience that allows us to feel confident after graduation.”
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