Princeton Review: Best College Libraries

(35 votes, average: 2.74 out of 5)

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Harvard University

Princeton University

Duke University

College of New Jersey

Cornell University

Brigham Young University (BYU)

Loyola University New Orleans

College of William and Mary

University of Chicago

Columbia University

Wesleyan University

Whitman College

Furman University

Mount Holyoke College

Emory University

University of Texas–Austin

Case Western Reserve University

Colgate University

University of Virginia

West Virginia University

Source: Princeton Review

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9 Responses to “Princeton Review: Best College Libraries”

Nick on June 3rd, 2009 7:53 am

this kinda shatters your credibility- any college expert knows UCLA’s library is the best in the nation and it’s not even listed here at all. and yes… its better than harvard’s. dont believe me? go visit both of them and see for yourself.
Katherine on July 10th, 2009 7:29 am

Uh, okay, I’ve been in the TCNJ library, and it is not impressive. I don’t know exactly what the criteria were for the ranking, but that’s ridiculous! NYU’s library system for instance, holds 4.5 million volumes, with the Bobst Library alone housing 3.3 million of those books. It’s one of the largest libraries in the country, and it’s not listed, but dinky littleTCNJ is?

Totally bogus list in my opinion!
Brianna on July 27th, 2009 6:05 pm

Okay Katherine. I’m sorry but it is very obvious that you have not “really” been in TCNJ’s library. I visited over twenty different schools (including all of NYU’s- my dad worked for NYU for many years and I practically grew up around there) and TCNJ actually has quite the facility. It is in reality a lot larger than many college libraries (you’d notice if you actually explored it) and has a whole plethora of resources. But above all dear, remember that it is quality, not quantity, that truly counts.
David Giraitis on March 8th, 2010 8:10 am

So, Yale and UC Berkeley don’t make the top 20? Methinks someone at Princeton needs to get out and explore the real world.
Karl on April 16th, 2010 12:01 am

This is bogus. I graduated from UT Austin in 08 and our two main libraries (PCL and FAC) haven’t been renovated since the early 70s. The only aesthetically pleasing libraries are the Life Science library and Architecture library, and the chairs are so archaic that you can’t sit in them for more than an hour before your back starts hurting.
Cassie on April 22nd, 2010 9:05 pm

the University of Kentucky’s library is outstanding, it’s beautiful and huge. it’s a crime it’s not on this list
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tommy on July 31st, 2010 9:29 am

ummm, YALE?! This is a complete joke. How does the second largest library in the entire world that is housed in a cathedral not make the top 5??

Wow, the Princeton Review is embarrasing.
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