Academic factors are surely a dominant factor in choosing a college, but they are not the only aspect of college life to be taken into account.
Match College has recently completed its 2021 Alternative College Ranking Index, which ranked Virginia Tech third in the country from among 50 of the biggest universities. Six factors other than academics were used to compile the index.
The six alternative factors used by Match College were quality of life, safety, sustainability, sports participation, registered student organizations and bars within one mile of the campus.
The safety score was based on the number of crimes on campus per 10,000 students since 2001. The sports participation rankings were based on the percentage of students who are part of a sports team. The scores for the student organizations were based on the number of organizations per 10,000 students.
While academic factors are undoubtedly a massive factor when it comes to choosing which college to enroll with, it’s not the only thing to take into account.
In the index, Virginia Tech finished behind only the University of Michigan and New York University in the ‘alternative’ college rankings. Other colleges in the top ten rankings were the University of Georgia, Penn State University, Iowa State University, the University of Missouri, Washington State University, Auburn University and Oregon State University.
