Books

The Best 387 Colleges

The Best 387 Colleges, 2022 Edition by The Princeton Review

In the 30th edition, The Princeton Review surveyed 154,000 students from across the country and looked back at their ranking lists from the past to find those schools consistently recognized for things like financial aid, career services, and great food. Find out if your dream school made one of their 26 Great Lists.

Book of Majors

Book of Majors, 2018 Edition by The College Board

The Book of Majors 2018 helps students answer these questions: What’s the major for me? Where can I study it? What can I do with it after graduation? Revised and refreshed every year, this book is the most comprehensive guide to college majors on the market.

Fiske Guide to Colleges 2024

Fiske Guide to Colleges, 2024 Edition by Edward Fiske

Every college and university has a story, and no one tells those stories like former New York Times education editor Edward B. Fiske. That’s why, for nearly 40 years, the Fiske Guide to Colleges has been the leading guide to 320+ four-year schools, including quotes from real students and information you won’t find on college websites.

Admission Matters

Admission Matters: What Students and Parents Need to Know About Getting into College, 4th Edition by Sally P. Springer, Jon Reider and Joyce Vining Morgan

This book offers comprehensive, expert, and practical advice for parents and students to guide them through the college admissions process. From building a college list, to understanding standardized tests, to obtaining financial aid, to crafting personal statements, to making a final decision, this book guides you every step of the way with clear, sensible advice and practical tips.

The College Finder

The College Finder by PhD Steven R. Antonoff

The newly updated fourth edition is a unique resource for finding out about college majors, costs, athletics, religion, quality and much more. Essentially a book of lists, this is the way to identify colleges where students will get in and fit in! Written by Steve Antonoff, PhD

Creative Colleges

Creative Colleges by Elaina Loveland

A most useful resource for those who hope to make a living as actors, artists or musicians. It offers student profiles as well as academic and admissions information for creative colleges and conservatories.

Inside Honors

Inside Honors: A Review of 60 Public University Honors Programs by John Willingham

Public university honors programs combine the resources and academic options of a large university with the more personalized academic instruction and attention of a small college. This book is the only public resource on these unique educational opportunities.

Colleges That Create Futures

Colleges That Create Futures by Robert Franek

This Princeton Review book profiles 50 schools, some “brand names,” others lesser known, that are among the best at combining academics with career development including “hands-on” classroom instruction, service learning, internships and cooperative education.

The K & W Guide

The K & W Guide for Students with Learning Disabilities, 15th Edition by The Princeton Review, Marybeth Kravets, and Imy Wax

Hundreds of thousands of students with ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, or other learning differences head to college every year. This comprehensive guide makes it easy for those students and their families and guidance counselors to tackle the daunting process of finding the school that fits their needs best.

Colleges that Change Lives

Colleges that Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges, 4th Edition by Loren Pope

Choosing the right college has never been more important—or more difficult. For the latest edition of this classic college guide, Hilary Masell Oswald conducted her own tours of top schools and in-depth interviews, building on Loren Pope’s original to create a totally updated, more expansive work.

The College Solution

The College Solution: A Guide for Everyone Looking for the Right School at the Right Price, 2nd Edition by Lynn O’Shaughnessy

This bestseller has been completely updated to provide you with the answers that you need to find wonderful colleges and universities at more affordable prices. The second edition of The College Solution, which contains approximately 90% new material, is aimed at helping parents and teenagers become empowered consumers as they navigate through the college process.

The Official SAT Study Guide

The Official SAT Study Guide, 2020 Edition by The College Board

The 2020 edition of The Official SAT Study Guide doubles the number of official SAT® practice tests to eight – all of them created by the test maker. As part of the College Board’s commitment to transparency, all practice tests are available on the College Board’s website, but The Official SAT Study Guide is the only place to find them in print along with over 250 pages of additional instruction, guidance, and test information.

The Official ACT Prep Guide

The Official ACT Prep Guide, 2021-2022 Edition (Book + Bonus Online Content) by ACT

This guide is the go-to handbook for ACT preparation and the only guide from the makers of the exam. The book and online content includes the actual ACT test forms (taken from real ACT exams). In addition, this comprehensive resource has everything students need to know about when they are preparing for and taking the ACT.