The transition from high school to college is one of the most memorable times in one's life. Between managing more of your own time to honing in on a career, those first steps into higher learning are significant in becoming a self-reliant adult. More and more students are taking what's known as a "Gap Year" before taking the plunge into college; a gap year is an interim where students delay entering college, taking advantage of the opportunity to travel, volunteer, work, or otherwise use the time to prepare themselves for the next step in their academic journey.
Below are the top 5 colleges for students taking a gap year. These colleges were selected from a methodology that applied the following criteria:
Level of acceptance for students taking a gap year (1-4 points)
Academic or related resources for gap year students to take advantage of during their gap year (1-3 points)
Progressive approach to education (1-3 points)
Accolades and rankings from other respected education publications (1-3 points)
In the event of a tie in points, the college with the lower net price was ranked higher.
All tuition and enrollment data was sourced from College Navigator.
The preceding list represents the top 5 colleges for students taking a gap year.
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