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Wabash a Top College According to Fiske Guide

Wabash College is listed in the 2023 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges as one of the best and most interesting colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and Ireland.

Now in its 39th year, the Fiske Guide uses the unique approach of including insight from current students and supplemental information to deliver an “insider’s view” to college-bound students and their parents.

Of the Wabash College experience, the Fiske Guide writes that brotherhood, “is an important part of the Wabash experience, and few co-ed schools can match the loyalty of Wabash alumni.”

With 74% of classes having fewer than 20 students and a 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio, the Fiske Guide spotlighted With 74% of classes having fewer than 20 students and a 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio, the Fiske Guide spotlighted Wabash’s academic environment.Wabash’s academic environment. “Wabash prides itself on being very competitive,” said one student in the guide. “Most professors prefer active involvement in the classroom and are passionate about what they are teaching.”

Further, the guide highlighted Wabash’s campus traditions, cross-cultural immersion learning courses, the WabashX initiatives, and the Little Giants’ athletic successes.

Edited by Edward B. Fiske, former education editor for the New York Times, the Fiske Guide profiles more than 300 of the nation’s best colleges and universities, offering academic, social, and quality-of-life ratings for each school.