PHILADELPHIA (August 24, 2010) - Saint Joseph’s University is one of the best colleges in the Northeast according to the nationally known education services company, The Princeton Review. It is one of 218 institutions The Princeton Review recommends in its "Best in the Northeast" section of its website feature, "2011 Best Colleges: Region by Region," that posted August 2, 2010 on PrincetonReview.com. It also features the school in its book, "The Best Northeastern Colleges: 2011 Edition" (Random House / Princeton Review Books, On Sale August 10, 2010, $16.99). In its profile on SJU, The Princeton Review describes the university as a place where "the Jesuit ideals of educating the whole person and social justice are valued…[and] to say that school spirit at Saint Joseph’s is overflowing is an understatement. ‘The Hawk will never die!’ is not just a school cheer; for many, it’s a mantra that captures the very gestalt of the student experience here.”

Says Robert Franek, Princeton Review's Senior VP / Publishing, "We're pleased to recommend Saint Joseph's University to readers of our book and users of our site as one of the best schools to earn their undergrad degree. We chose it and the other terrific institutions we name as 'regional best' colleges mainly for their excellent academic programs. From several hundred schools in each region, we winnowed our list based on institutional data we collected directly from the schools, our visits to schools over the years, and the opinions of our staff, plus college counselors and advisors whose recommendations we invite. We also take into account what students at the schools reported to us about their campus experiences at them on our 80-question student survey for this project. Only schools that permit us to independently survey their students are eligible to be considered for our regional 'best' lists."

“A values-driven education grounded in our commitment to social justice and a transformative student experience that are the hallmarks of a Saint Joseph’s education are affirmed by this recognition,” said University President Timothy R. Lannon, S.J.

“It substantiates what we know to be true: Saint Joseph’s has successfully embraced the Jesuit educational vision of ‘concern for the individual student’ (cura personalis) as an essential complement to instilling a love of learning and pursuit of the highest intellectual and professional achievement.”

The 218 colleges The Princeton Review chose for its "Best Northeastern Colleges" book and website list are located in eleven states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont, and the District of Columbia. The Princeton Review also designated 152 colleges in the Midwest, 120 in the West, and 133 in the Southeast as best in their locales on the company’s "2011 Best Colleges: Region by Region" lists. Collectively, the 623 colleges named "regional best(s)" constitute about 25% of the nation's 2,500 four-year colleges.

For this project, The Princeton Review asks students attending the schools to rate their own schools on several issues – from the accessibility of their professors to quality of the campus food – and answer questions about themselves, their fellow students, and their campus life. Comments from surveyed students are quoted in the school profiles on The Princeton Review site. Among the student comments in the profile on Saint Joseph’s: "professors…make themselves wholly available to students—many give out their home/cell numbers—and are generally committed to high standards of personal and professional competence" and "St. Joe’s has a gorgeous campus…[and] the president, Father Lannon, is brilliant and so cool." The profiles also have a "Survey Says" list that reveals topics about which students surveyed at the school were in highest agreement. The "Survey Says" list for SJU reports “Students are friendly," “Low cost of living’ and "Students are happy."

The Princeton Review does not rank the 623 colleges in its "2010 Best Colleges: Region by Region" list hierarchically or by region or in various categories. (However, some schools in this list that also appear in The Princeton Review book, "The Best 373 Colleges: 2011 Edition" may appear on some of the Princeton Review ranking lists of "top 20 colleges" in 62 categories that are unique to that book. They are based entirely on the Company's surveys of students at the 373 schools in the book.)

The Princeton Review, headquartered in Framingham, MA with editorial offices in New York City and test preparation locations across the country and abroad, is not affiliated with Princeton University and it is not a magazine.

About Saint Joseph’s University: Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1851, Saint Joseph's University advances the professional and personal ambitions of men and women by providing a demanding, yet supportive, educational experience. One of only 129 schools with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter and AACSB business school accreditation, Saint Joseph's is home to 4,600 traditional day students,750 College of Professional and Liberal Studies adult undergraduates and 3,500 graduate and doctoral students. Steeped in the 450-year Jesuit tradition of scholarship and service, Saint Joseph's was named to the 2008 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for General Community Service. The University strives to be recognized as the preeminent Catholic comprehensive university in the Northeast.

About The Princeton Review: The Princeton Review (Nasdaq: REVU) has been a pioneer and leader in helping students achieve their higher education goals for more than 28 years through college and graduate school test preparation and tutoring. With more than 165 print and digital publications and a free website, (www.PrincetonReview.com), the Company provides students and their parents with the resources to research, apply to, prepare for, and learn how to pay for higher education. The Princeton Review also partners with schools and guidance counselors throughout the U.S. to assist in college readiness, test preparation and career planning services, helping more students pursue postsecondary education. The Company also owns and operates Penn Foster Education Group, a global leader in online education. Penn Foster provides career-focused degree and vocational programs in the fields of allied health, business, technology, education, and select trades through the Penn Foster High School and Penn Foster Career School (www.pennfoster.edu), which are headquartered in Scranton, PA.