W&L ranked #1 for best classroom experience and #1 for financial aid satisfaction

[cinnamon1212]

Love your post! And this is why I champion W&L so much on CC.

There are other metrics I view as useful, including highest freshman retention rate in the country as well as being first in the country for highest 4 year graduation rate. Both statistics support the contention that W&L has happy students, and robust financial aid.

Happy students

With thanks to @merc81 who posted these links on another thread – I read them and was struck by the fact that W&L was tied in first place for the highest 4 year graduation rate (91%) in the country. https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/highest-grad-rate And was tied with two military academies for highest freshman retention rate, in the country (97%) https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-liberal-arts-colleges/freshmen-least-most-likely-return When my son was looking I used a few other data points for us to consider as well. Since W&L flies a bit under the radar I thoughtthis was worth highlighting.